PRE-CALCULUS SEMESTER 2 CALENDAR FEBRUARY 2015
[Half block. Each two consecutive days will be combined in a full block class]
Monday
SNOW DAY
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Tuesday
2
DAY 38
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Learning Goal 4.6.a QZ
Lesson 4.6.b. writing equations
for graphs of reciprocal functions
Wednesday
DAY 36
3
Second Semester Begins
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SBG and Syllabus discussion
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Lesson 4.5.c Graphing Tangent
function.
OTL: Learning Goal 4.5.c. Sketch
the graph of tangent 336/121-126 all.
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Lesson 4.7. Intro to Calculus
Page 317/ 48-54 even in class
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Lesson 4.5.d Writing
equations for graphs of sine,
cosine, and tangent.
OTL: Learning Goal 4.5.d. Find
a function rule for a graph.
P.295/63-70all P.336/115-118all
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Colloquium
16 DAY 40
DAY 42
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Learning Goal 4.7. QZ
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Small group cumulative challenge.
PRACTICE 4.5.-4.6.
OTL: Learning Goal 4.6.b. Write
equations for graphs of reciprocal
trig functions. Worksheet + all
other Learning Goals that are
incomplete
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Finish Skills reinforcement
activity
Learning Goal 4.6.a RA Quiz
Lesson 4.7: Page 309 Inverse
Trigonometric Functions
Evaluate, graph, and Composing
Arcsine, arccosine, and
arctangent.
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Continue Lesson 4.7: Page
309 Inverse Trigonometric
Functions
 OTL assigned from Pg.316/
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Thursday
4
Small group challenge
Lesson 4.7. and 4.8.
OTL: Pg.317/ 49 – 53 ODD Intro
to Calculus
25
Colloquium
Friday
DAY 37
5
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Learning Goal 4.5.c,d QZ
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Lesson 4.6.a: Page 298/ Graphs
of reciprocal functions Cosecant.
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Compare and contrast Sine vs.
Cosecant.
DAY 39
12
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Skills reinforcement :
Evaluating Trig expressions
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Learning Goal 4.5.d, 4.6. b
SNOW DAY
DAY 43
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CHAPTER 4 CUMULATIVE
INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT
REVIEW ALL LEARNING
GOALS FOR ASSESSMENT
NOTE: NOT ALL LEARNING GOAL QUIZZES are listed on this calendar!!!
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26
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Continue Lesson 4.6: Page 298/
Graphs of reciprocal functions
Secant, and cotangent.
OTL: Learning Goal 4.6.a. Graph
reciprocal functions from
equations. Pg. 305/1-35 odd
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Skills reinforcement
Mixed review involving
quadratics, factoring, and
solving equations
OTL: Additional practice with
trig expressions worksheet
DAY 41
20
Evaluating Inverse Trig Functions and
Composition of Trigonometric
functions
 OTL
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27
Self-assess the cumulative test.
Chapter 4 enrichment
activity The FERRIS WHEEL
STORY PROBLEM
OTL: worksheet, intro to
identities
PRE-CALCULUS SEMESTER 2 CALENDAR MARCH 2015
[Half block. Each two consecutive days will be combined in a full block class]
Monday
Tuesday
DAY 44
Wednesday
2
3
MONDAY Schedule
TUESDAY Schedule
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Learning Goal 4.7. QZ ReA
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CH 5 Analytic Trigonometry
Lesson 5.1: The fundamental
identities, Reciprocal and quotient
using the fundamental identities
to evaluate and simplify a
function.
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DAY 46
Learning Goal 5.1. QZ
Factoring and simplifying harder
cases
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Continue Lesson 5.1: The
ACT for 11th graders & Field trip
for 7th/8th grades
fundamental identities,
graphing calculator and 
deriving the Pythagorean
identities
OTL: Learning Goal 5.1.-5.2.
Page 345/#7-19 odd
10
11
Practice factoring and simplifying
harder cases of trig expressions
OTL: Learning Goal 5.1.-5.2. Page
345/#21-67 odd
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OTL review as needed
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Lesson 5.2. Verifying Trig
Identities.
DAY 48
Thursday
4
Colloquium
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Lesson 5.3. Solving trigonometric
equations Page 364/4-30 Even
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Colloquium
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23
Test: 5.1-5.3 self-assessed
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Lesson 5.4: Sum and Difference
formulas for sine and cosine.
OTL: Page 372 / 1-6 ALL, 24-30
Even
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Lesson 5.1: Deriving Even, Odd, Cofunction identities,
DAY 47
12
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Skills reinforcement
activity- factoring, D and R
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Learning Goal TBD.
DAY 49
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2
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FRIDAY Schedule
THURSDAY Schedule
EXTENDED WARM-UP – Algebra ,
simplifying polynomial expressions.
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JEOPARDY GAME to practice
Trigonometric Identities and solving
equations 5.1.-5.3.
OTL: Learning Goal 5.3. Page
364/#5-29 odd
DAY 50
25
Colloquium
Learning Goal 5.2.C. and
5.3.
DAY 51
26
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Learning Goal 4.5.d RA Quiz
Graphing tangent
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Continue Lesson 5.4: INTRO TO
CALCULUS : Sum and
Difference formulas for tangent.
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DAY 52
Learning Goal 5.3.
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31
6
5
DAY 53
April 1
April 2
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Small Group challenge 5.4.
“Calculus challenge for math
champions”
OTL: Introduction to Sequences and
Series (worksheet)
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NOTE: NOT ALL LEARNING GOAL QUIZZES are listed on this calendar!!!
Continue Simplifying trig
expressions using identities
and factoring.
OTL: Learning Goal 5.1.-5.2. Page
387/#1-36 odd
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Learning Goal 5.2. QZ
Friday
DAY 45
5.2.C Calculus challenge for
Math Champions – verifying trig
identities from Calculus
Page354/22-50, 64, 66
OTL: Learning Goal 5.2.C
finish Calculus problems Pg.
354/22-50 even, 64, 66
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Take Home Test Chapter 5
 Start in class, finish at home
OTL: Study for Chapter 5 TEST
5.1.- 5.3.
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OTL: Lesson 5.4. review
Exit challenge to determine
team leaders for the Group
Quiz.
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OTL:
April 3
PD Day – No School for Students
PRE-CALCULUS SEMESTER 2 CALENDAR APRIL 2015
[Half block. Each two consecutive days will be combined in a full block class]
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
7
6
DAY 54
 Chapter 8 INTRODUCTION
 Lesson 8.1. Writing the terms
and finding the nth term of a
sequence.
 Lesson 8.1. Factorials
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DAY 56
20
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Learning Goal 8.1.
 Lesson 8.2: continue finding the
sum of a finite arithmetic
sequence, The Sum formula
Thursday
8
14
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15
Continue Lesson 8.1: Explicit
and Recursive formula for
Arithmetic Sequences.
OTL: worksheet
21
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Colloquium
Continue the Sum formula
OTL: Learning Goal Pg 563
WHITE SOX WALK
17
(  2n  1
22
“1 – 35 odd” )
n 0
DAY 58
27
DISTRIBUTE AND DISCUSS
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
TEST of genius w/sequences
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Learning Goal 8.3.
10
DAY 55
16
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Learning Goal TBD
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Lesson 8.2: summation notation;
series; finding the sum of a
series; applications
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DAY 57
23
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Learning Goal 8.1.
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Lesson 8.3: Geometric
sequences; finding the nth term
of a geometric sequence
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OTL: p.564 (77-81 odd)
p. 565 (91-107 odd)
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8.3. finding the sum of a finite
geometric sequence
OTL: Learning Goal Pg 573
36
(
 2n  1
“1 – 73 odd” )
n 0
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Lesson 8.3.G Repeating Decimals
student guided instruction
and practice problems.
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OTL: worksheet
Friday
9
29
Colloquium
DAY 59
30
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GIFT # 8 Sequences and Series
Enrichment.
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Small group challenge involving
skills from lesson 8.1. - 8.3.
NOTE: NOT ALL LEARNING GOAL QUIZZES are listed on this calendar!!!
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May 1
Practice Test 8.1.-8.3.G
OTL: Review your Learning
Goals 8.1.-8.3.
PRE-CALCULUS SEMESTER 2 CALENDAR MAY 2015
[Half block. Each two consecutive days will be combined in a full block class]
Monday
Tuesday
DAY 60
4
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Lesson 8.5: Binomial Theorem.
Using Pascal’s triangle to expand
binomials
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Lesson 8.5: Binomial Theorem.
Workout – practice problems.
Wednesday
5
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Thursday
6
Colloquium
Friday
DAY 61
7
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TEST 8.1.-8.3.
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Lesson 8.5: Binomial Theorem.
Workout – practice problems.
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8
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OTL : Page 599/ 1-9 odd 19-31 odd
DAY 62
11
DAY 64
18
SENIOR FINAL EXAMS
13
19
SENIOR FINAL EXAMS
25
No school-Memorial Day
12
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DAY 66
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1-8 Period Day
20
Colloquium
26
14
DAY 65
21
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27
Colloquium
DAY 63
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SENIOR FINAL EXAMS
DAY 67
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Senior Class Sing
Senior Luncheon
NOTE: NOT ALL LEARNING GOAL QUIZZES are listed on this calendar!!!
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ColloquiumCAREER DAY
SENIOR PROM ~ MAY 16th!!
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28
SENIOR FINAL EXAMS
29
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SENIOR GRADUATION ~
MAY 30th!!
JUNE:
Final Exams for grades: 7,9,10,11 will be 6/16- 6/18 with grades being verified by 5pm on 6/19.
Friday the 19th will be a Field day as it has been in the past. Students will only report to advisory on that day and the day will end for students at 1:15pm.
The beginning of the day will be used to clean out lockers etc then later in the morning we will transition to the park. All buses will pull depart Lindblom
at 1:30pm. A more detailed schedule will be developed closer to the actual date.