Rodriguez+Algebra+II+-+Honors

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How to do your POW write-ups:

Policy for first drafts, final drafts, and revisions:

<span style="color: #dd7921; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grading rubric:

<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">HOME ENJOYMENT:
__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 12/19/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No assignment due today because you just took the unit test.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 12/18/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**QUADRATICS UNIT TEST TODAY.**

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 12/17/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Prepare for your quadratics unit test by working on the review exercises.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 12/15/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) POW re-writes due if you choose to complete them. (b) Work on unit test review exercises.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 12/11/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) #8 and #9 from. <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(b) Letter for Donors Choose. (Just put your first name!)

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 12/10/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) Finish all examples from. <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(b) #41-46 from textbook photocopy.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 12/8/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) #6 and #7 from. <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(b) #29-32, 35-38, and 40 from the textbook photocopy you got in class.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 12/4/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">#1 through #10 from the textbook photocopy you got in class.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 12/3/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Here's the file from today:. <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The home enjoyment: (a) Describe the pattern when you raise i to any power. Then, use the pattern to find i^77 and i^100. (b) Read and be prepared to discuss the NYT Opinionator blog post about imaginary and complex numbers:.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 11/24/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Nothing.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 11/21/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Factoring practice.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 11/20/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Factoring practice.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 11/19/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">#1 through #11 of ...don't forget to find the x-intercepts, too. (Guess what: answers are on the last page! Note, though, that you're only cheating yourself if you just copy answers and don't bother trying on your own first... :-) )

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 11/17/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) Find the x-intercepts of the 5 quadratic functions I wrote on the board (use factored form). Sorry, though--I didn't write them down! If you didn't get them, you'll need to copy them down from someone else... (b) The quadratics/rectangles POW - FYI - I made an error and forgot to take out the "part (a)" that you see in the document. In the formula part of this doc, you need to cross check it with your methods/formula from the original - attached here:.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 11/14/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Finish.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 11/13/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">#1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 from. <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Note: you did #3 and #8 in class.)

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 11/12/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Using your derivation of the quadratic formula from today, write about these things: (a) Describe how the derivation showed the process of completing the square. (b) Describe how the final steps of the derivation are the same as finding x-intercepts from vertex form.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 11/10/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">#1 (the equations...as much as you can) of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 11/7/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">All of. If you already finished it in class, keep plugging away at ... :-)

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 11/6/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Part 2 (back side) of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 11/5/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">All of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 11/3/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">All of. <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Don't forget to e-mail me your concept/mind map if you haven't already.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 10/31/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Finish the quadratic patterns project that you started in class.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 10/30/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No HW due today.

<span style="color: #114433; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">* * * END OF QUARTER 1. BEGIN QUARTER 2. * * *
__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 10/29/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**First quiz of the quadratics unit is today**. No official HW due today--just make sure you finish the activity you started in class on Monday.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 10/27/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">#19-22 and #25-32 of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 10/24/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">#11-16 and #33-34 (with explanations for #33-34) of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 10/23/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">All of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 10/22/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">All of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 10/20/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Nothing due today.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Reminder for Thursday, 10/16/14 and Friday, 10/17/14 **__
 * <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">UNIT #1 TEST! Here is the checklist: [[file:Algebra 2 Honors Unit 1 Study Guide – Function Analysis & Linear Functions .docx]] **

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Tuesday, 10/14/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Work on the graph analysis review exercises you were given in class. Continue to prepare for this week's unit 1 test.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 10/10/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Work on your study guide for the unit #1 test.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 10/9/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) The Ohio Jones inequality puzzle. (b) Explain why you flip the inequality sign when you multiply/divide both sides of the inequality by a negative number.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 10/6/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) POW #3 final draft (should be finished...). (b) Finish the rest of the systems of 3 equations from. <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(c) Sequence B from. (Extra HW credit if you complete the entire sheet.)

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 10/3/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Final revisions of POW #1 due today. (No other HW.)

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 10/2/14 **__

<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Finish one of the systems of linear equations in 3 variables (that you started in class on Wednesday). POW #3 draft - + **you have an assessment today on (a) families of functions, (b) piecewise functions, and (c) linear sequences.**

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 10/1/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Finish.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 9/29/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Func-y Art" project due today. Please get large chart grid paper from me if you need it.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 9/26/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Finish.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 9/25/14 **__

<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) Wrap up and (b) read, and compare your method of finding rates of change from tables with the one discussed in the reading.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 9/22/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Final draft of POW #2. And: **you have a quiz on graphical analysis, qualitative graphs, and function transformations today.**

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 9/19/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I will not be in school today. Be sure to complete both of these: and.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 9/18/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">First draft of POW #2 - + parts 1 and 2 of (at the end of part 2 with the two functions, just pick one and do the h(x) transformation)

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 9/17/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Parts 1, 2, and 3 of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 9/15/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) Finish Mini Cooper(x) investigation (b) All of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 9/12/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do any 4 from part 1, any 1 from part 2, and all of part 3 from (this HW will be collected!) --and read the new POW + bring in any questions you have about it.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 9/11/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Finish both of these documents: and.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 9/10/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(a) Do #4, 5, 6, and 7 from. (b) Final draft of your POW.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Monday, 9/8/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Finish, which you started in class, and complete #2 and #3 (the 2nd page) of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 9/5/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Complete all of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 9/4/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Complete "Reading Graphs of Functions" - - and be sure to label graphs accordingly. Don't just put responses.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 9/3/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(1) POW write-up draft. (2) Syllabus sign-off returned and completely filled out.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Friday, 8/29/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(1) Finish (2) Your math autobiography+ all supplies!

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Thursday, 8/28/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Choose one of the three problems we worked on this week (Andy the sheep, the chessboard, and the N-by-N window) that you'd like to use for your first POW write-up. Then, write the problem statement for it.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Wednesday, 8/27/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Complete all of.

__**<span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Due Tuesday, 8/26/14 **__ <span style="color: #143db8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Please describe your approach(es) to the sheep problem. Think of this as the part 2 of your POW write-up. If you were able to come up with a solution, please make sure that you're able to write a convincing proof of it. (Meaning: how do you know that your solution works / is the best?)