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LESSONS:
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Notations for Expressing Solutions (roster, set notation, interval notation)
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Solving Equations Algebraically (review all types, refer to "Refreshers" if needed)
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Literal Equations - "Highlighting a Quantity" (solve for a specific variable)
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Truth Value of Equations (always true, true under certain conditions, always false)
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Graphing Linear Equations (table/chart, slope-intercept method, intercept method) blacktriangle
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Equations of Straight Lines (slope-intercept, point-slope, standard forms; horiz, vertical)
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Remembering Function Basics (definition, domain/range, vertical line test, notation) blacktriangle
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Linear Functions (defn, tables, equations, graphs, identity function, constant function) blacktriangle
Examining Functions (examining slope, y-intercept, increase/decrease, match graphs) blacktriangle
* Piecewise-Defined Functions (apply to linear only, methods of graphing, examples) blacktriangle
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Absolute Value Functions (as a piecewise function, features of graph, coefficients)
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Step Functions (as a piecewise function, definition, examples, greatest integer function) blacktriangle

  MODELING LINEAR EQUATIONS & FUNCTIONS:  

Constraints on Equations (limitations placed on an equation or graph)
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Translating Algebraic Equations (words to equations) blacktriangle
Types of Word Problems (number, %, age, distance, consecutive integer, $, mixture)
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Consecutive Integer Equations blacktriangle

Linear Function Models blacktriangle
Linear Piecewise Function Models blacktriangle
"Story" Linear Functions (a piecewise function of a series of events) blacktriangle

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PRACTICE:
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  MODELING LINEAR EQUATIONS & FUNCTIONS:  

Translating Algebraic Equations Practice (words to equations) blacktriangle
Applications of Linear Equations Practice (a variety of word style problems)
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Consecutive Integer Equations Practice blacktriangle
Distance & Speed Practice blacktriangle
Mixture Problems  

Linear Function Models Practice blacktriangle
Modeling with Linear Piecewise Graphs blacktriangle


REFRESHERS: (review old skills)
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Solving One-Step Linear Equations (one-step:: x + p = q, px = q; x/p = q)
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Solving Two-Step Linear Equations (two-step: px+ q = r, p(x = q) = r, combine terms)

Slope and Rate of Change (slope; independent / dependent variables)
Hitting the Slopes (with Oscar - positive, negative, zero, undefined slopes)

Practice with Two-Step Linear Equations
Practice with Multi-Step Linear Equations