Required Materials

Organization-

Miss O’Roark’s Algebra 1 Class

Please replenish materials quarterly or whenever necessary!

• Pencils– if sharpenable, mini-sharpener also, if mechani-cal, lead also

• Erasers

• Section of binder for math with loose leaf lined and graph paper

• Ruler

• Calculator– scientific required, graphing suggested (TI-84 comparable) *students will NOT be allowed to use cell phones on tests or quizzes.

Optional:

• Highlighters

• Dry erase markers

• Bring Your Own Tech device with recommended apps:

⇒ Calendar, Desmos or Wabbbitemu, Edmodo, Remind, Kahoot, Socrative Student

Junior high is the perfect time to hone organizational skills which will be helpful throughout your child’s life. I will put the week’s agenda on the board on Mondays. Students are encouraged to write this in their agenda, add it to their calendar app or to take a picture. This agenda includes any quizzes and tests. Quizzes may be either directly from the assigned and corrected homework or similar problems. Tests will be at the end of each chapter. Final exams will take place at the end of the quarter and will be cumulative.

Homework assignments will be uploaded to Infinite Campus. We will be using Big Ideas Algebra 1 Online and hardcover editions and information will be available in August.

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In Math Binder Section:

• Warm-Ups (keep 2 weeks)

• Notes (Keep forever– take home at end of quarter)

• Homework (Keep until end of quarter)

• Assessments (Keep forever– in binder)

2016-2017

Math Syllabus

Period 3– Algebra 1 Syllabus

Assessments– 60% from quizzes, tests and exams. Students may make correc-tions to tests for half points back. I will explain this procedure to students dur-ing class. All work must be shown. No corrections can be made on Final Exams because they are multiple choice. Students will receive feedback.

Homework– 30% from daily assignments. I grade for completeness. Students may receive 50% credit for late work. Per district policy, if a student is absent, they have the number of days that they were absent to make up work. It is the respon-sibility of the student to ask for missing work.

Participation– 10% for weekly Warm-Ups, volunteering in class, working diligent-ly, and behavior. I will be using Class Dojo.com to both track and communicate student participation. Students will bring home parent login information. These points accrue throughout the entire quarter.

All assignments and assessments must be completed before the last day of the quarter. Any assignments not completed will be entered as zeros in the gradebook.

This Algebra 1 course addresses the same standards that are required for a high school Algebra 1 course.

Quarter 1– Solving equations & inequalities in one variable, absolute value equa-tions

Quarter 2– Graphing & writing linear functions, systems of equations

Quarter 3– Exponential functions, polynomial equations & factoring

Quarter 4– Graphing & solving quadratic equations

Www.bigideasmath.com

Grading

Homework Requirements and Study Recommendations

notes so that they can be referred to when working on assignments and used for study-

Mathematics is a subject which builds on concepts learned from the previous day. So, it is important to have practice and under-standing of a concept before moving on to the next. For this reason, homework is assigned nearly everyday. I feel strongly that each student will have an easier time in math and learn to enjoy the subject more because of their increased understanding if they are pre-pared each day with completed homework.

In order to receive full credit, students must show all work and attempt every problem. I will circulate the room daily to check and

look over students assignments.

An organized backpack and binder makes settling in at the beginning of each class smoother. I also makes preparing to study for a quiz or test easier. The best way to study for a math quiz or test is to take out any notes, homework, etc. having to do with the material on which they will be tested. Then, the student should go through each page of their notes practicing various prob-lems to make sure they remember and under-stand how they to do them. It is extremely important that students are taking neat, clear

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