Westside High School Lesson Plan
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
Anderson, Elhajj, Kilser
Algebra II
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Quadratics/10
Jan. 26–Jan. 30
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT solve quadratic equations by completing the square.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2B, 5E, 8A, 8D.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Complete the square
2. 4.7 Notes – Review 4.7 Notes again. Demonstrate a problem using complete the square
to solve a quadratic equation.
3. Student Practice – Handout 4.7 # 1 – 10.
4. Exit Ticket
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket, teacher will check answers and circulate to answer
questions.
Checks for Understanding: Exit ticket, teacher will check answers and circulate to answer
questions.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Handout 4.7, spiral notes, textbook, pencil.
Tuesday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish handout 4.7 .
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. Find the
discriminant to determine how many solutions and type of solutions there are.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Solve a quadratic equation using complete the square.
2. Check Homework/Turn in Handout 4.7 # 1 – 10.
3. Notes 4.8: Demonstrate how to use the quadratic formula to solve a quadratic equation.
Show examples with imaginary solutions also. Use examples on p. 292 – 293 # 1 – 3.
Guided Practice p. 293 # 1 – 3.
Show how to find the discriminant in order to find the number of solutions and the type
of solutions. Use example 4 on page 294.
Visual Learners: Create a chart that shows the type and number of solutions using the
discriminant.
Guided Practice p. 294 # 4 – 9.
3. Student Practice – Handout 4.8 - Students will work in pairs/groups on the problems.
4. Exit Ticket
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 and Handout 4.8.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook section 4.8, pencil, paper, Handout 4.8.
Wed/Thurs
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish Handout 4.8.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT graph and solve quadratic inequalities.
SWBAT write quadratic functions and models.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 3A, 3B, 8A, 8D, 1B, 6B, 6C.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Quadratic formula & discriminant.
2. Go over Homework 4.8.
3. Notes 4.9: Demonstrate how to graph quadratic inequalities and systems of quadratic
inequalities and picking a point to determine how to shade. Do example 1 and 3 on page
300 and 301.
4. Student Practice – Handout 4.9 – work with a partner.
5. Begin 4.10 Notes: Writing Quadratic Functions and Models – Do example 1 on p. 309
Go over how to write an equation in vertex form given a point and the vertex from a
graph.
6. Exit Ticket – graphing quadratic inequalities.
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
Handout 4.9 and guided practice.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook, pencil, paper, handout 4.9.
Friday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish handout 4.9.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT write quadratic functions and models.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 1B, 6B, 6C, 8A.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Writing an equation from a graph in vertex form.
2. Turn in H.W. Handout 4.9
3. Finish 4.10 Notes: Do example 2 on page 309. Show how to write an equation in
intercept form from a graph.
4. Guided Practice p. 310 # 1 – 3.
5. Student Practice Handout 4.10.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: Exit Ticket, teacher will circulate and check answers from guided
practice.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Calculator, pencil, textbook section 4.10, handout 4.10.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish 4.10 Problems.