GSE ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
COURSE SYLLABUS 2015
MR. BURROWS
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
*The course syllabus is to be kept in the front of your notebook
HOYA PRIDE – Helping Our Youth Achieve by Providing Relevant Instruction for a Diverse Environment
TEACHER:
Joe Burrows (Room 9224)
joseph.burrows@cobbk12.org (best method of contact)
Teacher Blog can be found online at harrisonhigh.org
School Phone: 678-594-8104 Ext. # 2224
Extra Help: Wed. and Fri. 7:45-8:15 Room 224
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Analytic Geometry is the second course in a sequence of three
required high school courses designed to ensure career and college readiness. The course
represents a discrete study of geometry with correlated statistics applications. The standards in
the three-course high school sequence specify the mathematics that all students should study in
order to be college and career ready. Additional mathematics content is provided in fourth credit
courses and advanced courses including pre-calculus, calculus, advanced statistics, discrete
mathematics, and mathematics of finance courses. High school course content standards are
listed by conceptual categories including Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry,
and Statistics and Probability. Conceptual categories portray a coherent view of high school
mathematics content; a student’s work with functions, for example, crosses a number of
traditional course boundaries, potentially up through and including calculus. Standards for
Mathematical Practice provide the foundation for instruction and assessment.
GRADING POLICY
Test
50%
EOCT 20%
Quizzes 15%
HW
10%
CW
5%
*MidTerm and Final Exam will
count as a Test Grade
*GSE ANALYTIC GEOMETRY MILESTONES EOC: A cumulative exam will be given in the
Spring of 2016. The exam is a summative assessment of a student’s mastery of the state standards, as well
as a determination of academic growth. It is imperative that students are prepared and ready for this exam.
The exam will count 20% of the students overall average and will replace a traditional Final Exam. If the
State decides that the EOC will be benchmarked and not scored, a Final Exam and Exam Review will be
given.
***Please be aware that grades are earned by each student, not negotiated at the end of the
semester. Give your absolute maximum effort to start earning the grades you would like to achieve
at the beginning of the semester. There is NO special extra credit for individuals****
MATERIALS NEEDED:
2 – Three Ring Binders (1” and a ½”)
Dividers with Tabs for both notebooks
Loose Leaf and Graphing Paper
TI 84 Graphing Calculator
Pencils (No pens)
Colored Pencils
Highlighter
*A Graphing calculator is crucial to the success of every student at Harrison High School. Each mathematics course
will require one and it is something that will be useful each year at Harrison. The Milestone EOC will have an
online TI-84 graphing calculator for student use and it will be the only calculator available to him/her.
HOMEWORK: Homework will be given often throughout the week. It is an important part of mathematics as it
is preparation and practice for assessments. The purpose of homework is to practice skills and demonstrate
understanding of concepts learned in class. Students must take responsibility for completing homework and showing
effort when it is assigned. It is the student’s responsibility to finish the homework and turn in the entire assignment
(completed, with work shown) the following day. Homework will be checked daily and be given a completion grade
of full, half, or zero credit. ALL ASSIGNED PROBLEMS MUST BE PROPERLY ATTEMPTED TO RECEIVE
FULL CREDIT. Late homework is to be turned into the late folder for this class and will be given a maximum
grade of half-credit, unless it is late due to an excused absence. The late word tray will be checked periodically.
CLASS BLOG/REMIND 101: The class blog (found on the Harrison High School website) will allow
students and parents to see the weekly agenda for the class, download assignments/notes/activities, and
view upcoming tests or quizzes. Remind 101 is a reminder service used to send important reminders (ie.
Upcoming tests, quizzes, changes to agenda, etc.) via text message or email. Sign up for text alerts:
Send a text to: 81010 or 678.590.1938
Send the message: @burrows4th
ATTENDANCE/ABSENCES: Attendance to school is imperative to a student’s success. The easiest
way for a student to fall behind in mathematics is being absent to class. Only student’s with an excused
absence will be allowed to make up missed word. If a student is absent from class, it is the student’s
responsibility to obtain the assignment/notes that he/she missed from the make-up folder or class blog
upon return. If further explanation of the lesson that was missed is needed, the student may be asked to
come before school or stay after school for assistance. Once a student receives an assignment, the
assignment is to be turned in within 3 days or it will be late and only given ½ credit. If a student is absent
for more than one day, the student has up to 5 school days to turn in the missing assignments. If a student
is absent on the day of a test/quiz, he/she must make arrangements to make up the assignment within two
days. All make up quizzes and tests will be given after school or before school with prior notification. All
Test and Quizzes must be made up before the start of the next Unit. Students will be allowed to perform
test/quiz corrections or retake a quiz or test due to a low grade. However, a student will only receive
partial credit for each correction and/or retake quiz or test. Corrections/Retakes MUST be done before
school or during after school assistance.
EXPECTATIONS/CODE OF CONDUCT
BE A HOYA
H- HARDWORKING
O- ORGANIZED
Y- YIELDING
A- ACTIVE LEARNER
CLASS RULES:
BE PREPARED AND ON TIME
NO CELL PHONES
BE RESPECTFUL
BE RESPONSIBLE
CELL PHONES:
This is a cellphone free class UNLESS I have given instruction that they will be used for an activity.
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1st offense – Warning
2nd offense – Phone kept until the end of class/End of School Day
3rd offense – Detention
4th offense – 1 Day ISS
5th (plus more) offense – 2 Days ISS
I HAVE READ AND UNDERTAND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF ME:
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STUDENT’S SIGNATURE
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I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE STUDENT
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GUARDIAN/PARENT’S SIGNATURE
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