Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Traci Anderson
Algebra II
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Dates:
Quadratics/9
January 6–January 20
Monday Jan. 5
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Student Holiday
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Tuesday Jan. 6
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT use factoring to solve equations of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A, 6B, 8A, 8D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Demonstrate how to factor a quadratic with a coefficient in front of the
a. Use methods such as guess and check or the slide method.
Students will use the FOIL method to check answer. Use examples 1, 2 p. 259
Demonstrate how to factor quadratics with a difference of two squares. Example 3 p. 260
Demonstrate how to factor out a Greatest common factor. Example 4 p. 260
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: work with a partner, teacher will circulate to check answers.
Work on Guided Practice p. 259 -262.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook section 4.4, pencil, paper, Handouts 4.4.
Wed/T
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7/8
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: p. 263 # 3 – 27.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT use factoring to solve equations in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A, 6B, 8A, 8D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Warm Up, check p. 263 # 3 – 27.
Demonstrate how to solve an equation using factoring. Use examples on p. 261 Example 5 a
and b.
Real World application ex. 6 p. 263 Quilts
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit ticket
Checks for Understanding: with a partner, teacher will circulate, complete Handout 4.4.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook, pencil, paper, Handouts 4.4
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Handouts 4.4, p. 263 # 32 – 39.
Friday Jan. 9
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT simplify radical expressions in order to solve quadratic equations.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A, 6A, 6B, 8A, 8D.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Demonstrate how to simplify a radical expression. Use p. 266 Example 1.
Handout Simplifying Radical expressions.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Quiz 4.4, Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: work with a partner on simplifying radicals.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook, pencil, paper, quiz, Handout Simplifying Radicals.
Monday Jan. 12
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish Handout Simplifying radical expressions.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT solve quadratic equations by finding square roots.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 6A, 6B, 8A, 8D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Demonstrate how to multiply & Divide square roots. Use ex. 1 p. 266
Demonstrate how to rationalize the denominator. Use example 2a on p. 267.
Demonstrate how to use conjugates to simplify a square root. Use example 2b on p. 267.
Demonstrate how to solve a quadratic equation. Use example 3 on p. 267 & example 4 on p.
268.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit ticket, guided practice.
Checks for Understanding: Use guided practice throughout the lesson. P. 266 – 268.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, pencil, paper, textbook, Handouts 4.5.
Tuesday Jan. 13
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Follow Up/HW: p. 269 # 3 – 34.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT perform operations with complex numbers.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2B, 8A, 8D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Warm Up, check H.W. p. 269 # 3 – 34.
Demonstrate how to solve a quadratic equation with complex numbers. Use example 1 on
page 275.
Guided Practice # 1 – 6 on p. 275
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: work with a partner, teacher will circulate to check answers.
Work on Guided Practice p. 275 # 1 – 6.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook section 4.6, pencil, paper
Wed/Thur Jan. 14 – 15
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: p. 279 # 3 – 11.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT perform operations with complex numbers.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2B, 8A, 8D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Warm Up, check H.W. p. 279 # 3 – 11.
Demonstrate how to add and subtract complex numbers. Use p. 276 Example 2a, b, c.
Guided Practice p. 276 # 7 – 9.
Demonstrate how to multiply complex numbers. Use p. 277 Example 4a, b.
Demonstrate how to divide complex numbers. Use p. 278 Example 5
Guided Practice p. 278 # 11 – 14.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit ticket
Checks for Understanding: with a partner work on Guided Practices, teacher will circulate
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Materials: spiral notes, textbook, pencil, paper
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Follow Up/HW: p. 279 – 280 # 12 – 33.
Friday Jan. 16
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT review solving quadratic equations using factoring and square roots
with and without complex numbers. SWBAT review operations of square roots and complex
numbers.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A, 2B, 6A, 6B, 8A, 8D.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Using a study guide, students will work in groups on problems over
solving quadratic equations.
Review concepts such as:
Solving a quadratic in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0
Simplify a radical expression.
Solving a quadratic using square roots.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide square roots and complex numbers.
Rationalize the denominator of a square root.
Simplifying square roots using the conjugate
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: work with a partner on study guide. Check answers with teacher.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook, pencil, paper, study guide.
Tuesday Jan. 20
Monday Jan. 19
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish study guide and study for test # 9.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Student Holiday
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Daily Objective: SWBAT show mastery over solving quadratic equations using factoring and
square roots with or without complex numbers. SWBAT show mastery over performing
operations such as add, subtract, multiply, and dividing square roots and complex numbers.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A, 2B, 6A, 6B, 8A, 8D.
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Assessment Methods: Test #9
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Materials: Test # 9
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