MS. MELUCCI
PRECALCULUS
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
Your authentic assessment for this course will be a year-long
journal consisting of four entries – one for each of the
following chapters: 8, 9, 4, and 6.
Each entry is worth 25 points and should follow the outline
provided in the last three pages of this document. You may
adjust the spacing of the outline if you need more room.
Each journal must include an application problem. This
problem must be selected from the list of acceptable
problems provided on the following page.
One point will be deducted from your journal entry for each
day it is overdue.
ALL JOURNAL ENTRIES MUST BE TYPED;
however, you may leave room for the mathematics to be
written by hand. NO ENGLISH MAY BE WRITTEN BY HAND
– MATHEMATICS ONLY!
Electronic submissions of journals WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Journals must be printed AND STAPLED (no paper clips).
Please do NOT turn in the first two pages of this document as
part of your journal.
Acceptable Application Problems
JOURNAL #1: Chapter 8 DUE:_________
pg 565 / 77 (Remember the formula for simple interest: I = PR)
pg 565 / 78, 80, 82a
pg 580 / 80, 82, 84
pg 589 / 66, 68, 70
pg 607 / 28 (Use (x, y) coordinates.)
JOURNAL #2: Chapter 9 DUE:_________
pg 627 / 114, 118
pg 636 / 82, 84, 86, 88, 90
pg 645 – 647 / 94, 108
JOURNAL #3: Chapter 4 DUE:_________
pg 312 – 313 / 64, 66, 68
pg 353 – 354 / 70, 76
pg 361 – 365 / 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40
JOURNAL #4: Chapter 6 DUE:_________
pg 434 – 435 / 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40
pg 441 – 443 / 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 38
MS. MELUCCI
PRECALCULUS
JOURNAL ENTRY FOR CHAPTER ___
NAME:__________________________
PERIOD____
DATE: ________
1. List the types of problems you learned how to solve in this chapter. (3 pts)
2. Choose a problem from the list acceptable application problems for this chapter. Explain in
your own words why it is useful to know how to solve this type of problem. (3 pts)
3. Provide a neat, detailed, and correct mathematical solution to the problem you chose in
section 2.
BEFORE doing each step of the problem, you must fully EXPLAIN THE MATH you are
about to perform AND THE PURPOSE of performing that step.
Be sure to use correct terminology in your explanation. (10 pts)
4. How do you feel about the work you did in this chapter? Be sure to give at least one
reason that you are proud of yourself and your work in this chapter. (4 pts)
5. Set a specific goal for the following chapter. (1 pt)
Discuss how you plan to achieve this goal (Be specific!). (2 pts)
Did you meet your goal from the last journal you wrote (You do not need to answer this
question for the Chapter 8 journal.)? If not, discuss what may have gone wrong. (2 pts)