11/21/2008
Learning Objective: Solve problems using ratio and proportion and r,r(squared),r(cubed) Theorem
Classwork: S58,59,60,64,65,68,69,70,75
HW: S91,99,101,103, handout
11/25/2008
Learning Objective: Practice problems involving ratio and proportion
Classwork: Skill builder #16 & #17
HW: T5,20,34,57,83,92,119
11/26/2008
Team Test
HW: Enjoy your Holiday
SATURDAY SCHOOL FOR GRADE RECOVERY
PARENT LETTERS WILL GO HOME MONDAY WITH THE STUDENTS PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN TUESDAY.
PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME TODAY (11-07-2008)
*MANY STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING A RETAKE ON THE CHAPTER 5 TEST (FACTORING) AND THE CHAPTER 4 TEST (EXPONENTS AND POLYNOMIALS) NEXT WEEK TO RECOVER THIER GRADES. I WILL TAKE THE HIGHER OF THE TWO TEST GRADES FOR THE REPORT CARD GRADE. A PROGRESS REPORT WILL BE SENT HOME FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK TO SHOW THE NEW GRADE AFTER RETAKES.
CPT TEST WILL TAKE PLACE ON WED (11/19/2008) BEFORE THANKSGIVING PLEASE GET TO SCHOOL ON TIME STUDY...STUDY...STUDY....
11/10/2008
Retake Chapter 5 Factoring Test
HW: CPT Review
(Tutoriong After School with MechMech until 4:30pm)
Please bring a snack for after school you will get hungry.
11/11/2008
Holiday No School...Study for the Test
11/12/2008
Retake Chapter 4 Exponent Test
HW: CPT Review
11/14/2008
Team Test TK unit in class
HW: Study for CPT test (English, Grammar and Algebra)
www.myskillstutor.com has alot of grammar, reading and algebra if you need additional exercises.
HW: Study for the CPT Test
11/15/2008
Class: T 42,43,47,58,76,93
HW: Skill Builder #14 (all)
**Study for CPT this is the last weekend before the TEST
Monday:10-27-2008
We will review Algebra for the next week. I will pass out a packet that covers the factoring techniques.
The class work on the packet in class and at home. The first section will be 5.1 and 5.2. It is important not to work ahead of the class lecture.
Tuesday:
5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 Class Lecture and problems assigned
Wed:
Work day in class to complete the packet up to 5.5
Thursday:
Complete section 5.6 and prepare for Factoring Test on Monday (students will be given only two attempts to pass this test)
Friday:
Start back on the rest of the TK Unit I will update monday with the problems from TK unit.
GRADE RECOVERY ONLINE (it is only available at school I will let you know when the link to access at home is fixed) Students may stay for tutoring and use a school computer on Tues/Thurs.
Compass Odyssey
**Student Login = school number and Password = last four of the social security number
ALL STUDENTS NEED TO WORK ON MYSKILLSTUTOR STUDENTS NEED TO WORK ON INTERMEDITATE MATH
Course Syllabi and Supply List for Geometry Honors:
Instructor: Joanne MechMech
Office: Portable #991
Phone: 904-381-9898
Fifteen minutes after school each day
Parents may contact me for conferences through the Early College Office
E-mail jmechmec@fccj.edu
TEXT:
College Preparatory Mathematics Geometry
Volume One and Two
SpringBoard
www.collegeboard.com/springboard
DESCRIPTION:
The daily activities in this course will require much more work in study teams and much less introduction and explanation of ideas by the teacher. Study team interaction is an integral part of the learning process. The quality of thinking may be improved in several ways, including focused discussions within study teams, students’ presentations to the whole class, and students and the teacher modeling good thinking by “thinking out loud” to the team or the whole class. Students will be allowed to explore problems and gradually construct their own understanding. Teacher led discussions will be used in summarizing results of study teams and to tie together big ideas.
GOALS:
1. Use their problem solving skills in data organization, looking for patterns, drawing diagrams, making systematic lists/tables, finding and solving sub problems, and writing algebraic representations to make and test conjectures about angles, lines, congruence, polygons, circles, etc.;
2. Communicate their mathematical understanding in clear conjectures, explanations and/or justifications (logical arguments – proofs);
3. Understand and exploit the interdependence between algebra and geometry;
4. Learn a core set of geometric facts and relationships about polygons, circles, prisms, congruence, measure, etc.;
5. Use coordinate geometry as often as possible, particularly for the study of area, perimeter, transformations, congruence and functions;
6. Develop spatial visualization skills and apply them to the study of three-dimensional figures;
7. Develop facility with ratios, particularly in the areas of similarity, right triangle trigonometry, and probability.
EXPECTATIONS:
1. Respect, restraint and responsibility.
2. Listen and question.
3. Prepare to learn.
4. Respect the teacher’s classroom rules and procedures.
REQUIREMENTS:
Students will be given problems to complete daily. All homework and class work assignments will be posted on www.schoolnotes.com.
Any Late/Missing Assignments will not be accepted with out prior permission. Parents may contact me and make arrangements for special circumstances in advance. Parents will be allowed to submit in writing a request for an extension on a homework assignment. It will be granted no more than one time a term without a late penalty.
A student may complete one extra credit assignment per term in order to forgive a grade of a zero on one homework assignment. The highest grade on the assignment will be 75%.
All work must follow the Categories for Write up which are detailed below:
(One step, two step and three step method)
One, Two and Three Step Method
One All work will have your name, date and period on the top right hand corner. All questions will be stated in your own words. (Tell me what you are doing?)
Two Think-----Solve
What is your strategy for solving the problem/? Show your work
Explain
What was your thought process? How did you solve the problem?
Three Write a conclusion. (Make sure your conclusion answers the original question)
Students will complete team tests and quizzes within study teams during class.
Students will have individual unit tests at the end of each unit.
Students will complete a midterm and a comprehensive final exam.
RESOURCES:
See www.schoolnotes.com for additional information.
EVALUATION:
The assignments will be weighted by the type of activity.
• Classwork/Homework will earn 100 points each
• Team tests and team quizzes will count 200 points (completed within a group)
• Individual quizzes will count 200 to 400 depending on concept
• Unit Tests will count 600 to 1000 points depending on concept
• Projects will range from 600 to 1000 depending on concept
• Any assignment not listed will have point value assigned when given to the student
Grading Scale
90 - 100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
60 - 69 D
< 60 F
Progress Reports using the Grade Quick Program does not show the weight scale only the possible points out of 100 each assignment has earned. The weights are listed above and are available to the students within the class. I suggest that on the top of each assignment that is weighted more than hundred points that the student writes the weight on the top of the assignment for future reference when calculating grade for the class.
STUDY ASSISTANCE:
See www.schoolnotes.com for tutoring opportunities times throughout the year.
Parents and students may email me from the school notes web site and I will respond within 48 hours.
Students who need additional help may seek tutoring opportunities at the college campus in the tutoring lab and utilize the web sites I have provided at the bottom of the page on school notes.
I will answer any questions for the first fifteen minutes after school each day. Students need to prepare questions in advance and have details on what they do not understand so that I may offer help.
www. Hotmath.com will have the answers and the solution process for homework problems.
Supply List
Pencil/paper (college ruled)
Graph paper
Color pencils
Ruler
Ti-83 or Ti-84 highly recommended any other model will be the student's responsibility to read instruction manual
Notebook ( 1 1/2 inch with five dividers)
*Class Expectations (rules, procedures and syllabus)
*Classwork/Homework (Algebra)
*Classwork/Homework (Geometry)
*Toolkit and Notes
*Tests/ Quizzes
It is recommended that you place items such as ruler and colored pencils in a small pouch within your notebook.
GRADE RECOVERY
If you do not earn a grade “C” or higher you will be given an opportunity to earn a grade no higher than a “C” utilizing grade recovery. My grade recovery will be individually based for each student. The student will be required to demonstrate the standards that were taught for that grading period and pass a test with a grade of a 75% or higher. The student may participate in grade recovery one time per math class. The student must request grade recovery with in the first week after the grade is issued. (Parent conference highly recommended)
IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET ORGANIZED AND PLAN FOR SUCCESS!!!
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You must pass the college placement test in order to attend college classes. Early College has placed assignments online using My Skills Tutor. This program will help to preview your basic math skills, algebra, english, reading, science and writing. The program starts with a pretest. Take the pretest if you score 80% or higher move to the next pretest. If you score lower than 80% please complete the activities below that pretest.
www.myskillstutor.com
User id: First initial of your first name & first initial of your last name and the last 6 digits of your social security number.
Example: jm123456
Password: help
Site: Fccj02
DO NOT CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD IT WILL BE HELP FOR THE ENTIRE EARLY COLLEGE
I look forward to working with each of you this year.
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