Stage 3 – Learning Plan
DIFFERENTIATION (I-3) There are several ways to individualize instruction for your
students
How will I scaffold and/or accelerate learning? For whom? How will I group my students?
SCAFFOLD:
ACCELERATE:
GROUP: (pre-teaching or re-teaching)
Learning Activities: (These can be attached 1 week at a time.)
Day 1:
11/08/13
Day 2:
11/11/13
Day 3:
11/12/13
Learning Activities:
4.3 Solve by Factoring + bx + c = 0
Warm Up: Foil Type Problem or Box
Intro to New Material: Notes: 4.3 Solve by Factoring x2 + bx + c = 0
Formative Assessment: Students factor quadratics with a partner and teacher circulates
as needed for assistance.
Formative Assessment: Students complete a scavenger hunt involving factoring with a
partner.
Independent Practice: Handout – Students Practice factoring
Closure and Assessment: Exit Ticket - Students complete exit ticket over factoring.
Students work on homework if they finish early
H.W. Finish Independent Practice problems
4.3 Solve by Factoring x2 + bx + c = 0
Warm Up: Factoring problems
Formative Assessment: Go over Homework 4.3 questions.
Intro to New Material: Notes: 4.3: Finish notes over solve by factoring x2 + bx + c = 0
Show examples of how to solve for x using factoring for quadratics. Connect this concept
to solving a quadratic, finding the x-intercepts, finding the zeros, and finding the roots.
Formative Assessment: Students solve by factoring with a partner. Teacher circulates as
needed for assistance.
Independent Practice: Students practice problems over solve by factoring. Handout 4.3
Closure and Assessment: Exit Ticket - Class has a discussion to summarize the lesson.
Then students work on homework if time allows.
H.W. Finish 4.3 Independent Practice
4.4 Solve by Factoring ax2 + bx + c = 0
Warm Up: Students solve by factoring x2 + bx + c = 0
Formative Assessment: Go over Homework 4.3 questions.
Intro to New Material: 4.4 Solve by factoring ax2 + bx + c = 0
Show examples of how to solve by factoring if there is a coefficient in front of x2. Use the
slide method to demonstrate.
Formative Assessment: Students try problems with a partner on solve by factoring.
**Teacher circulates as needed for assistance.
x2
Day 4:
11/13/13
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11/14/13
Day 5:
11/15/13
Day 6:
11/18/13
Day 7:
11/19/13
Day 8:
11/20/13
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11/21/13
Independent Practice: Students practice problems over solve by factoring. Use Handout
4.4.
Closure and Assessment: Students summarize learning with a whole class discussion on
vocabulary.
H.W. Finish 4.4 Independent Practice
District Learning Assessment
DLA – Students show mastery on the District Learning Assessment
Independent Practice: Students practice solve by factoring problems.
Closure and Assessment: Discuss vocabulary such as roots, x-intercepts, zeros, and
solving a quadratic function using factoring.
H.W. Finish H.W. Problems over solve by factoring.
4.4 Solve ax2 + bx + c = 0 by factoring
Warm Up: solve ax2 + bx + c = 0 by factoring
Formative Assessment: Students find the solution(s) to a quadratic function using
factoring with a partner. Teacher circulates as needed for assistance.
Independent Practice: Students practice problems over solving by factoring. *Teacher
discretion on which problems to use.
Closure and Assessment: Short quiz over 4.3 & 4.4
4.5 Solve Quadratic Equations by Finding Square Roots
Warm Up: Solve by factoring
Intro to New Material: 4.5 Solve quadratic equations by finding square roots
Show examples of how to solve a quadratic equation by finding the square roots.
Formative Assessment: Students find the solution(s) to a quadratic function using square
roots with a partner. Teacher circulates as needed for assistance.
Independent Practice: Students practice problems over solving quadratic equations using
square roots.
Closure and Assessment: Exit Ticket
4.5 Solve Quadratic Equations by Finding Square Roots
Warm Up: Solve by finding square roots
Intro to New Material: 4.5 Solve quadratic equations by finding square roots
Show examples of how to solve a quadratic equation by finding the square roots.
Formative Assessment: Students find the solution(s) to a quadratic function using square
roots with a partner. Teacher circulates as needed for assistance.
Independent Practice: Students practice problems over solving quadratic equations using
square roots.
Closure and Assessment: Exit Ticket
Review Day
Warm Up: solve by finding square roots/solve by factoring
Formative Assessment: Students practice problems solving quadratic equations using
factoring and finding square roots.
Independent Practice: Students practice problems solving quadratic equations using
factoring and finding square roots.
Closure and Assessment: Summarize the vocabulary and big concepts with solving
quadratic equations. Connect back to finding x-intercepts, roots, zeros, solutions.
Day 9:
11/22/13
Summative Assessment
Warm Up: Go over any questions
Summative Assessment: Students show mastery on solving quadratic equations
using a variety of methods such as factoring and using square roots.