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 * Monday, March 17th (A) and Tuesday, March 18th (B)**
 * Objective: Write expressions to represent real life situations**
 * Announcements: New Book
 * Math Minute 9
 * Lesson 1.1
 * Homework: Pg. 15 #1 and 2

Benchmark Test Prep and Testing

Monday, April 14th - Thursday, April 17th Objective: Use the distributive property and the area model to show that two expressions are equivalent


 * Friday, April 18th**
 * Objective: Develop ways to determine if expressions are equivalent**
 * Bell Buzzer:
 * 1) What does it mean to be equivalent?
 * 2) Are the following expressions equivalent? Explain or Prove!
 * 3) 4(s + 1)
 * 4) 2s + 2(s+2)
 * 5) s + s + s + s + 4
 * 6) 4(s + 2) - 4
 * 7) 2[2(s+2) - 2]
 * Lesson 1.4
 * Practice:
 * Pg. 23 #57 - 60


 * Monday, April 21st and Tuesday, April 22nd**
 * Objective: Combine expressions**
 * Bell Buzzer
 * Write an equivalent expression
 * 2 ( x + 4 )
 * 1/2 (6x - 12)
 * -3 ( 5x - 8 )
 * Announcements: Assessment next week
 * Math Minute 9 corrections
 * Lesson 2.1
 * Homework: None


 * Wednesday, April 23rd and Thursday, April 24th**
 * Objective: Combine expressions and solve simple equations**
 * Bell Buzzer:
 * Write an equivalent expression
 * 3(x - 5) + 3x
 * 2/3 (12x + 15)
 * -2(4 - 6x)
 * Announcements: Assessment next week
 * Math Minute 10
 * Lesson 2.1
 * Homework: