📅 This week Sep 28 – Oct 2
Tonight’s prep, the car reviews for Monday, and the week in one place. Pre-Calculus goes first on every ride.
🌙 Tonight (Sunday), for Monday
- English Quiz Monday on The Scarlet Letter chapters 22 and 23 (pages 161 to 176). If they aren’t read yet, that’s tonight.
- Pre-Calculus The 3.1 and 3.2 homework on MyOpenMath is probably due Monday at 9 AM. The plans say “due Monday Sept 21 at 9 am”, but those lessons came after the 21st. Check MyOpenMath tonight.
- U.S. History The Unit 1 test was listed for last Tuesday, but Thursday’s plan still said “Unit 1 Test on Tuesday”. If you haven’t taken it yet, it’s probably this Tuesday: use the review guide and notebook in Google Classroom.
- Spiritual Disciplines The 10-page Prayer Devotional booklet has no due date posted. Add a page or two.
🚗 Review in the car
🚗 Monday morningBefore the Scarlet Letter quiz. First: is the 3.1 and 3.2 homework in?
Ask it out loud, answer, then tap to check.
1Pre-Calculus: how do the degree and the leading coefficient tell you which way a polynomial’s ends point?
Even degree: both ends point the same way, up if the leading coefficient is positive, down if it’s negative. Odd degree: opposite ways; with a positive lead, down on the left and up on the right.
2What happens in chapter 22, “The Procession”?
Election Day. Dimmesdale marches in the procession and gives the Election Sermon, while Hester listens from outside the church, by the scaffold.
3What happens in chapter 23, “The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter”?
After the sermon, Dimmesdale climbs the scaffold with Hester and Pearl, confesses in front of the whole town, and dies.
4Who tries to stop Dimmesdale from climbing the scaffold, and why?
Chillingworth. Confessing there frees Dimmesdale from him: the scaffold was the one place Dimmesdale could escape him.
⭐ Challenge, beyond the minimum
⭐What does Pearl do on the scaffold, and what does the narrator say it means?
She kisses Dimmesdale. A spell is broken: her tears show she will grow up as part of the human world, with its joy and sorrow.
⭐Why is the timing of the Election Sermon ironic?
Dimmesdale gives the most admired sermon of his life just before he confesses the sin he has hidden for seven years.
🚗 Monday afternoonOn the way home: Pre-Calculus first, then Wednesday’s trial.
Ask it out loud, answer, then tap to check.
1What’s the vertex form of a quadratic, and where is the vertex?
f(x) = a(x − h)² + k. The vertex is (h, k).
2What is the vertex of f(x) = (x + 4)² − 2?
(−4, −2). The (x + 4) means h = −4.
3How do you find the vertex from standard form, ax² + bx + c?
x = −b ÷ (2a), then put that x back in to get y.
4Wednesday’s trial: what consequence is just for Dimmesdale, and what’s the best argument against your answer?
Your call. A strong answer names the consequence, backs it with a moment from the book (seven years of hidden guilt, the scaffold confession), then answers the other side fairly.
⭐ Challenge, beyond the minimum
⭐At most how many x-intercepts and turning points can a degree-5 polynomial have?
At most 5 x-intercepts and at most 4 turning points.
⭐What is the vertex of f(x) = 2x² − 12x + 7?
(3, −11). x = 12 ÷ 4 = 3, and f(3) = 18 − 36 + 7 = −11.
🗓️ The week, day by day
Monday 9/28
- English Chapter 22–23 quiz on The Scarlet Letter, then final-project prep and Dimmesdale trial prep. Homework: chapter 24 (pages 176 to 180).
- Pre-Calculus Not posted yet. The 3.1 and 3.2 homework is probably due at 9 AM.
Tuesday 9/29
- Adv Biology Carbon as the backbone of life, functional groups, and how big molecules are built (dehydration synthesis) and broken apart (hydrolysis). Read chapter 2 from section 2.4 to the end.
- Spanish Stem-changing verbs in the preterite; the Calavera past-tense project begins.
Wednesday 9/30
- English The Dimmesdale trial: argue what a just consequence is for a character. Homework: none.
Thursday 10/1
- Adv Biology Proteins, carbohydrates (a foldable) and lipids, then another look at the midterm review sheet.
- Spanish More stem-changing preterite: reading and speaking practice.
Friday 10/2
- English Scarlet Letter final project prep. Homework: none.
Coming up
- Adv Biology Midterm 1 is Wednesday, October 7. It covers chapter 1 and chapter 2 parts A and B (2.4, 2.5, and the sections on carbohydrates and lipids). The chapter 2 review questions are due that day, and you can check your answers with the teacher before then.
Not posted yet: Pre-Calculus, U.S. History and Spiritual Disciplines. They will show up here when the teachers post them.
🔁 A little each ride, all week
Pre-Calculus first on every ride. Then a little Biology each day for the October 7 midterm: Tuesday, the properties of water (cohesion, adhesion, surface tension, high specific heat) and pH; Wednesday and Thursday, “dehydration synthesis joins pieces by removing water; hydrolysis splits them by adding water”; Friday, carbohydrates versus lipids. Go over the whole review sheet the weekend before.
⚡ How the car reviews earn energy
- +5 ⚡ for each car review you finish (every question answered).
- +5 ⚡ more when you do it in its car time: mornings before school (6:00 to 8:45), afternoons on the way home (2:45 to 5:30).
- 🔥 Streak: your day streak adds up to +5 ⚡, the same as a check-off.
- ⭐ Challenge questions go beyond the minimum: +2 ⚡ each one you get.
⭐ Today
Check a box when you finish. Every box is energy.
⏰ Do not miss
📅 Week overview
ℹ️ Where this week's list came from
Every lesson, assignment and due date on this page was copied from the school’s own posted Lesson Plans, read 27 September 2026 for the week of 28 September to 2 October. Teachers were still posting.
Posted: English (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), Adv Biology (Tuesday, Thursday) and Spanish (Tuesday, Thursday). Not posted yet: Pre-Calculus, U.S. History and Spiritual Disciplines. Their sections say so rather than guessing.
Where a date is uncertain the page says “probably”. The car-review questions, flashcards and quiz are study help written for this page, not the teachers’ own questions.
📈 Pre-Calculus DC
Not posted yet for this week. Last week’s 3.1 and 3.2 homework on MyOpenMath was posted as “due Monday Sept 21 at 9 am” on the 9/23 and 9/25 plans, after that date, so it is probably due Monday 9/28 at 9 AM. Check MyOpenMath to be sure.
📖 English 11 AP®
Posted for Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday is the chapter 22–23 quiz, Wednesday is the Dimmesdale trial, and the Scarlet Letter final project runs all week.
🧬 Adv Biology DC
Posted for Tuesday and Thursday: carbon and the big molecules of life. Everything now builds toward Midterm 1 on Wednesday, October 7.
💬 Spanish 3 H
Posted for Tuesday and Thursday: stem-changing verbs in the preterite, and the start of the Calavera past-tense project.
🗺️ U.S. History DC
Not posted yet for this week. Last week’s plans listed the Unit 1 test for Tuesday 9/22, but Thursday’s plan still said “Unit 1 Test on Tuesday”. If you haven’t taken it yet, it is probably this Tuesday. The review guide and notebook are in Google Classroom.
🙏 Spiritual Disciplines
Not posted yet for this week. The Prayer Devotional Project (a 10-page booklet of prayers, each with a scripture, a summary of it and pictures, turned in on Google Classroom and printed) has no due date posted.
🃏 Flashcards
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- The Scarlet Letter, ch. 22 “The Procession”Election Day. Dimmesdale gives the Election Sermon; Hester listens from outside, by the scaffold.
- The Scarlet Letter, ch. 23 “The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter”Dimmesdale climbs the scaffold with Hester and Pearl, confesses before the town, and dies.
- Chillingworth at the scaffold (ch. 23)He tries to stop the confession: the scaffold was the one place Dimmesdale could escape him.
- Pearl’s kiss (ch. 23)A spell is broken: her tears show she will grow up as part of the human world.
- End behaviour of a polynomialOnly the leading term matters. Even degree: both ends the same way. Odd degree: opposite ways. A negative lead flips them.
- Vertex form of a quadraticf(x) = a(x − h)² + k, with the vertex at (h, k).
- Vertex from standard form ax² + bx + cx = −b ÷ (2a), then substitute back to get y.
- Most x-intercepts and turning points of a degree-n polynomialAt most n x-intercepts and at most n − 1 turning points.
- Why is carbon the backbone of life?It has 4 valence electrons, so it makes 4 covalent bonds: chains, branches and rings of almost any size and shape.
- Dehydration synthesisJoins monomers into a polymer by removing a water molecule at each new bond.
- HydrolysisSplits a polymer back into monomers by adding water: the reverse of dehydration synthesis.
- IsomersMolecules with the same formula but a different arrangement of atoms, so different properties.
- Functional groupsSmall clusters of atoms, like hydroxyl (−OH), carboxyl (−COOH) and amino (−NH₂), that give a molecule its chemical properties.
- The four big molecules of lifeCarbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids.
- Carbohydrates: built from, and what forSugars (monosaccharides like glucose). Quick energy, and structure, like cellulose in plants.
- Lipids: what forLong-term energy storage, cell membranes (phospholipids), insulation, and signals (steroids). They don’t dissolve in water.
- Proteins: built from, and what forAmino acids joined by peptide bonds. Enzymes, structure, transport and signals; a protein’s shape decides its job.
- Stem-changing -ir verbs in the preteriteThe stem changes only in the third person: pedir → pidió, pidieron; dormir → durmió, durmieron.
- I-to-Y verbs in the preteriteleer → leyó, leyeron; oír → oyó, oyeron. The i between two vowels becomes y.
❓ Quiz
8 questions. Pick an answer and it tells you why.
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- In chapter 23, where does Dimmesdale confess?
Answer: On the scaffold, with Hester and PearlHe climbs the same scaffold where Hester once stood, and confesses before the whole town. - What does Dimmesdale give on Election Day (ch. 22)?
Answer: The Election SermonThe Election Sermon, the town’s great honor, just before his confession. - f(x) = 3x⁴ − x + 2: which way do the ends point?
Answer: Both upEven degree (4) with a positive lead: both ends point up. - The vertex of f(x) = −(x − 5)² + 3 is…
Answer: (5, 3), a maximuma(x − h)² + k gives (h, k) = (5, 3). a is negative, so it opens down and the vertex is a maximum. - Building a polymer by removing water at each bond is called…
Answer: dehydration synthesisDehydration: water out. Hydrolysis is the reverse: water in, bonds broken. - Why can carbon build so many different molecules?
Answer: It makes four covalent bondsFour bonds let carbon make chains, branches and rings. - Which molecules store energy long-term and make up cell membranes?
Answer: LipidsFats store energy; phospholipids make membranes. - “She asked for” in the preterite, with pedir:
Answer: pidióStem-changing -ir verbs change e to i in the third person preterite: pidió.
🎵 Memory work
No memory passage was posted for this plan this week. Nothing is listed here rather than inventing one.