Pebblebrook High School 2.0: Project-based;
Problem Solved!
Department: Mathematics
Spring Semester 2016
COURSE TITLE: GSE Geometry INSTRUCTOR:
Ms. Milani
EMAIL: Angela.Milani@cobbk12.org PHONE: 770-819-2521 ext. 801
CLASSROOM BLOG: https://angelamilani.blogspot.com/
SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://www.cobbk12.org/Pebblebrook/
PHS SCHOOL VISION: Empowering
Students to Become Productive Members of a Global Community
PHS SCHOOL MISSION: Modeling
and Developing Intellectual, Physical and Emotional Behaviors that Lead to
Success for All
KEY ACTIONS:
·
Increase the
Graduation Rate
·
Increase rigor and
student engagement (Project-based learning environment)
·
Increase community
and parental involvement
GSE GEOMETRY UNIT DESCRIPTIONS:
- Unit 1
– Transformations in the Coordinate
Plane: Students will perform transformations in the coordinate plane,
describe a sequence of transformations that will map one figure onto
another, and describe transformations that will map a figure onto
itself. Students will compare
transformations that preserve distance and angles to those that do
not.
- Unit 2
– Similarity, Congruence, and
Proofs: Students will use transformations and proportional reasoning
to develop a formal understanding of similarity and congruence. Students will identify criteria for
similarity and congruence of triangles, develop facility with geometric
proofs (variety of formats), and use the concepts of similarity and
congruence to prove theorems involving lines, angles, triangles, and other
polygons.
- Unit 3
– Right Triangle Trigonometry:
Students will apply similarity in triangles to understand right triangle
trigonometry. Students will use the
Pythagorean Theorem and the relationship between the sine and cosine of
complementary angles to solve problems involving right triangles.
- Unit 4 – Circles and Volume: Students will understand and apply theorems about
circles, find arc lengths of circles, and find areas of sectors of
circles. Students will develop and
explain formulas related to circles and the volume of solid figures and
use the formulas to solve problems.
Students will extend the study of identifying cross-sections of
three-dimensional shapes to identifying three dimensional objects
generated by rotations of two-dimensional objects.
- Unit 5 – Geometric and Algebraic Connections: Students will use the concepts of distance,
midpoint, and slope to verify algebraically geometric relationships of
figures in the coordinate plane (triangles, quadrilaterals, and
circles). Students will solve
problems involving parallel and perpendicular lines, perimeters and areas
of polygons, and the partitioning of a segment in a given ratio. Students will derive the equation of a
circle and model real-world objects using geometric shapes and concepts.
- Unit 6 – Applications of Probability: Students will understand independence and
conditional probability and use them to interpret data. Students will formalize the rules of
probability and use the rules to compute probabilities of compound events
in a uniform probability model.
GRADING POLICY:
Grading is standards-based.
Category
|
Assessments
|
Total %
|
|
Formative (Classwork)
|
Summative (Tests)
|
||
Congruence
and Similarity
(Units 1 & 2)
|
11%
|
17%
|
28%
|
Circles
(Unit 4)
|
5%
|
7%
|
12%
|
Equations
and Measurement
(Units 3, 4, & 5)
|
11%
|
17%
|
28%
|
Statistics
and Probability
(Unit 6)
|
5%
|
7%
|
12%
|
Georgia
Milestone (EOC)
|
20%
|
||
Total
|
100%
|
||
Please be aware
that grades are EARNED by each student, not negotiated at the end
of the semester. Start earning the
grades you would like to achieve at the beginning of the semester.
GRADING SCALE:
A - 100-90%
B - 89-80%
C - 79-74%
D – 70-73%
F - 69-Below
SYNERGY ACCESS TO
GRADES:
It is strongly encouraged that you keep your Synergy login information
in a safe place and that you have access to the information when needed. Parents should contact the Main Office (770.819.2521)
or Dr.
Laroyce Sublett at ext. 099
in order to obtain their synergy password and access information.
Please note that
when you are viewing grades in Synergy that a blank grade column for your child
has no effect on their grade. If the
space is blank, then your student may not have turned in that assignment due to
absence or the teacher may not have entered grades for that assignment at that
time. An “X” means that the student is
exempt from an assignment at the discretion of the teacher.
TEXTBOOK/SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES:
Central Texts:
HOLT McDougal
Georgia Analytic Geometry
ISBN:
9780547891255
Books will be
assigned to students who request one.
These books should be kept at home to be used as a resource.
Required/Supplemental/Parallel Texts for
the Course: Supplemental/Study materials and work will be handed out in class or on the blog.
EXTRA CREDIT: Bonus points, if offered, will be available throughout
the semester to all students on an equal basis and will be related to the
academic content of the course.
HOMEWORK: For homework, students are
required to watch video lectures created, edited, and produced by the Geometry
teachers at Pebblebrook High School. The videos teach lessons and provide
examples in the same way they would receive it in class. While watching the
videos, students are required to take notes which I will check at the beginning
of class the each day.
MATERIALS
NEEDED: Bring all
supplies to class every day!
o Composition
notebook
o Folder (for
loose papers such as homework or tests)
o Notebook Paper
o Pencils
o Glue Stick
o Tape
o Compass &
Straight Edge
- Colored pencils/markers
o
Scientific (TI-36X Pro) or
Graphing Calculator (TI-84+)
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
1.
BE ON TIME and COME TO CLASS PREPARED (notebook, pencils,
calculator every day).
2.
SHOW RESPECT – keep hands, feet, objects and comments to
yourself.
3.
STAY FOCUSED/ ON TASK- every student should participate
in class.
4.
NO CELL PHONES or electronic devices unless for classroom
activities directed by the teacher.
5.
NO EAR BUDS
6.
NO FOOD OR DRINK
7.
NO SLEEPING
8.
NO STEALING even for a joke.
9.
NO CHEATING/COPYING
FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION:
Because the End of Course
Georgia Milestone Exam counts as 20 percent of your grade, it takes the place
of a final exam. The Georgia Milestone cannot be exempted.
PARTICIPATION:
Class
participation is an important component of the geometry curriculum. Much can be
learned from the exchange of ideas that occurs during class discussions.
Frequent absences SERIOUSLY jeopardize your success in this class. The
participation grade will be based on the degree of student involvement in the
learning activities, including attention to and participation in written and
oral exercises, class discussion, preparation for class, and homework. To reiterate:
If you do not participate in formal class discussions, you will not
receive a passing grade for that activity.
ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY:
It is your
responsibility to make up any work missed due to an absence. Students will
receive one more day than the total amount of days absent to make up any missed
work, provided that the absence is excused. For example, if you are absent for
2 days, you will have 3 days to make up your missed work when your return. You are required to check my
blog for daily videos, notes, and assignments.
GRADE RECOVERY:
Students
who score 69 or below on the course unit assessment are allowed to retake the
assessment once. The retest will
be different than the original test and can only be taken after the student
completes remediation assignments to be determined on an individual basis by
the teacher. The grade will not exceed a 70 for the unit
assessment.
TARDY POLICY:
To avoid being
counted tardy, students must be seated and ready for class when the bell rings.
School policy states that students may receive Saturday School, In-School
Suspension, and Out-of-School Suspension for repeated tardies.
EXTRA HELP:
Morning Sessions: Monday
- Friday 7:00-8:00 Afternoon Session: Thursday 3:35-4:30
CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
As per the school’s policy,
cell phones are not to be used during class time unless directed by the teacher
for instructional purposes. Violation of the cell phone
policy may result in an administrative referral. Students are allowed to bring certain
technologies to class (iPad, laptop, Kindle, etc.), but it should NOT interfere with the teaching or
other’s learning.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Cheating is considered a serious
matter. Any student who is involved in cheating/plagiarism will receive a
grade of zero on the material, an unsatisfactory in conduct, and his/her
parents will be notified.
For this course,
cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts:
- Copying anyone's answers to
questions, exercises, study guides, class work or homework assignments
- Taking
any information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without
giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words
and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work
as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism.
- Looking
onto another student's paper during a test or quiz.
- Having
available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without
the teacher's permission.
- Collaborating
on assignments when independent work is expected.
CLASSROOM BLOG:
Throughout the year, students are expected to use the
classroom blog daily. If you are
absent, it is your responsibility to check the blog and come prepared to the
next class. All videos and assignments will be posted daily to the blog.
My blog: angelamilani.blogspot.com
FINAL THOUGHTS:
You will find that I’m a pretty easygoing and (hopefully)
friendly person. I have high expectations
and you must meet them in order to be successful in the course, but I feel it
is my duty to make sure that you learn as much as possible and while you learn,
enjoy being in my classroom. I
personally believe that all students in my class have the ability to pass the
EOC as well as this course. My goal is
to provide you with the resources to be successful and to make this semester a
memorable experience for you.
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