Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Traci Anderson
Algebra II
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Quadratics/9
Jan. 19–Jan. 23
Monday Jan. 19
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Student Holiday
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Learning Activities:
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
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Tuesday Jan. 20
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT perform operations with complex numbers.
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:
1. Warm Up – Add & Subtract Complex numbers
2. Notes 4.6: 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.
3. Study Guide over sections 4.4, 4.5, & 4.6 – Students will work in pairs/groups on the study
guide.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: teacher will facilitate and check answers, Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: work with a partner, teacher will circulate to check answers.
Work on Guided Practice p. 259 -262, handout 4.6
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook section 4.6, pencil, paper, Handouts 4.6.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish study guide
Wed/Thurs 21 - 22
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.
SWBAT solve quadratic equations by completing the square.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A, 2B, 5E, 6A, 6B, 8A, 8D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up
2. Students work in pairs/groups on study guide for Test # 9.
3. Whole class discussion over study guide/go over answers.
4. Notes 4.7: Complete the Square – Demonstrate how to solve a quadratic equation by
completing the square. Go over the formula for complete the square. Do example 3 on
p. 285 and example 4 on p. 286.
5. Guided Practice: p. 286 # 7 – 10.
6. Student Practice – students will practice problems using handout 4.7.
7. Exit Ticket – Complete the square.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit ticket, teacher checking for answers.
Checks for Understanding: with a partner, teacher will circulate to check answers to study
guide and guided practice, and Handout 4.7.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook, pencil, paper, study guide for Test # 9, Handout 4.7.
Friday Jan. 23
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study for Test # 9, finish handout 4.7.
What are we learning?
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.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm up /Questions.
2. Test # 9
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Test # 9
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Test # 9, Calculator, pencil.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish handout 4.7.