In this semester class, I will walk students through the skills needed to understand and confidently answer problems in Algebra 1. I will demonstrate the steps needed to solve the problem and have the students watch. Then the students will work through several problems with me and be encouraged to talk me through solving the problems. After this, students will be able to do our last few problems of the class on their own using the steps we've practiced. 

As students get stuck or held up on a problem, we will use it as a time to encourage them and help them figure out the next step to solve. 

Worksheets will be provided for students to work on following classes. Students will submit work by a deadline and then receive a quiz/test to check understanding during the units. Work will be graded. 

Unit 6: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
- Week 1 (January 3) : Solving Systems by Graphing and Substitution
- Week 2 (January 9) : Solving Systems by Elimination, Quiz, and Special Systems, 
- Week 3 (January 16) : Solving Linear Inequalities and Systems of Linear Inequalities, Test

Unit 7: Exponents and Polynomials 
- Week 4 (January 23) : Integer Exponents and Powers of 10 and Scientific Notation 
- Week 5 (January 30) : Multiplication and Division Properties of Exponents, Rational exponents, Quiz
- Week 6 (February 6) : Polynomials, Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
- Week 7 (February 13) : Multiplying Polynomials, Special Products of Binomials, Test

Unit 8: Factoring Polynomials 
- Week 8 (February 20): Factors and Greatest Common Factors, Factoring by GCF
- Week 9 (February 27): Factoring
- Week 10 (March 6) : Factoring Special Products and Choosing a Factoring Method

Unit 9: Quadratic Functions and Equations 
- Week 11 (March 13) :  Quadratic Equations and Functions, Characteristics of Quadratic Functions
- Week 12 (March 20) : Graphing Quadratic Functions, Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing  
- Week 13 (March 27) : Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring, Using Square Roots
- Week 14 (April 10) : Completing the Square, Quadratic Formula 

Unit 10: 
- Week 15 (April 17) : Radical Expressions, Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions
- Week 16 (April 24) : Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions, Dividing Polynomials
- Week 17 (May 1) : Solving Rational Equations, Applying Rational Equations
- Week 18 (May 22) : Review/Final Exam