Algebra I Part I Course Syllabus
Teacher: Ms. Jennifer Schwartz
School Phone: (540) 886-5806
Email: jschwartz@augusta.k12.va.us
If you need to get in touch with me, you can call the school at the number above. If I am in class I will
return your call as soon as possible. Email is also a very good way of keeping in touch with me. Please
feel free to stop by any time. I am here to help your child be successful in this and all of his or her
classes.
Algebra 1 Part 1 is a full year, single credit course with no end-of-course Algebra SOL requirement. The
SOL test will be given upon the student’s completion of the Algebra 1 Part 2 course at the high school.
However, this year students in Algebra 1 Part 1 will be expected to take the Math 8 end-of-course SOL
test. I have attached a pacing guide as well as the Algebra I and Math 8SOLs which show the material
and the order and time I expect to teach the material. This guide is not exact but it will be a guideline
for us to follow and refer to throughout the year.
Materials:
Each student needs to bring the following things to class every day:
1. Pencils
2. 3 ring notebook with loose-leaf paper
3. Workbook
Students, you will not be permitted to go to your locker after class has begun, so make sure you come
to class prepared. Calculators will be available for you to use in the classroom each day. You will be
given a textbook which should remain at home for the year. Each student will have another textbook
which will be left in the classroom.
Grading:
Each six weeks grade will be determined by student performance on daily activities (homework, bell
ringers, classwork, etc), quizzes and tests. The following percentages will be used when determining
the grade:
Tests
Classwork
Quizzes
Homework
35%
30%
25%
10%
Tests
Tests will be given once or twice in a six-week period depending on topics covered. The test date
and material to be covered will be given in advance in order for you to prepare for the test. It is
the student’s responsibility to ask questions, maintain their interactive notebooks and complete
assignments both in and out of class to ensure their success. Students typically will be given a
study guide prior to the test.
Classwork
There will be some form of class work every day. Some days there may be whole class, individual,
or small group work. The grade will not only reflect work handed-in but also participation and
effort put forth during class.
Quizzes
There may be one or two quizzes given per chapter. These quizzes will be announced.
Homework
Students should expect 20-30 minutes of homework nearly every night. Mathematics topics are
dependent upon the previous topics, therefore practice and homework is vital to the mastery of
any given topic. Homework will be graded on effort and completion. If you try EVERY problem
and show ALL work you will receive full credit. Incomplete assignments will earn partial credit.
Assignments that are barely attempted or show little effort will receive minimal scores.
Tardies and Absences:
Tardy to class means you are not in your seat when the bell rings and/or you do not have a written
excuse. If you are tardy to class, go directly to your seat and get started on the assignment.
If you know in advance that you will miss class, talk to me a few days before and I can make a packet
of work or provide you with a schedule of what will be taking place in your absence. If you are out
because of illness, upon your return you may pick up the work you missed from the make-up work
tray. If a student is absent the day work is assigned they have three days to make up work. If the
student is in attendance the day the work is assigned, it is expected to be there the day it is due or
if the student is absent the following day of attendance.
Tutoring:
I will be in my room after school to provide tutoring. Please let me know if you would like to stay for
help.
For consistent updates, check out our team’s website on the BMMS school webpage. We will try our
best to keep this updated on a weekly basis. If you have any questions about this syllabus or any other
aspect of class, please ask me. I look forward to getting to know you and working with you this year.
Ms. Schwartz
Riptides Math Teacher
I have read the syllabus for Ms. Schwartz’s Algebra I Part I class. I understand what is expected and
will do my part to fulfill those expectations.
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Algebra I Part I Pacing Guide
2010-2011
1st Six Weeks
Chapter 1: The Language of Algebra SOL Covered: A.1, A.4b, A.5, A.15, A.17, 8.1a, 8.3a, 8.4
1-1
Variables and Expressions; 1-2 Order of Operations; 1-3 Open Sentences; 1-4 through 1-6 Properties
Chapter 2: Real Numbers
SOL Covered: A.2, A.3a, 8.1b, 8.2, 8.5a, 8.5b, 8.10a, 8.10b
2-1 Rational Numbers on the Number Line; 2-2 Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers; 2-3 Multiplying Rational
Numbers; 2-4 Dividing Rational Numbers; 2-7 Square Roots and Real Numbers; 2-9 Scientific Notation
Chapter 3: Solving Linear Equations SOL Covered: A.4d, 8.15
3-1 Writing Equations, 1-8 and 3-2 Solving Equations using Addition and Subtraction; 1-9 and 3-3 Solving Equations
using Multiplication and Division
2nd Six Weeks
Chapter 3: Solving Linear Equations cont.
SOL Covered: A.4d, A.4f, 8.15c
3-1 Writing Equations, 1-8 and 3-2 Solving Equations using Addition and Subtraction; 1-9 and 3-3 Solving Equations
using Multiplication and Division; 10-2 and 3-4 Solving Multi-Step Equations, Using Distributive Property and
Justifying Solving Eq. using Properties 10-4 and 3-5 Solving Equations with Variable on Each Side
Chapter 6: Solving Linear Inequalities
SOL Covered: A.5c, A.6, A.8, A.15, 8.15a, 8.15b
10- 6 and 6-1 Solving/Graphing Inequalities using Addition and Subtraction; 10-7 and 6-2 Solving/Graphing
Inequalities Using Multiplication and Division; 10-7 and 6-3 Solving/Graphing Multi-Step Inequalities
Chapter 3 Course 3 Book: Algebra: Real Numbers and the Pythagorean Theorem
3-4 The Pythagorean Theorem; 3-5 Using the Pythagorean Theorem
SOL Covered: 8.10a, 8.10b
3rd Six Weeks
Chapter 4 Course 3 Book: Proportions, Algebra, and Geometry
SOL Covered: 8.3a
4-1 Ratios and Rates; 4-2 Rate of Change; 4-4 Solving Proportions and Identifying Proportions; 4-5 Similar
Polygons; 4-6 Scale Drawings and Models; 4-7 Indirect Measurement
Chapter 5 Course 3 Book: Percents
SOL Covered: 8.3a, 8.3b
5-1 Ratios and Percents; 5-2 Fractions, Decimals and Percents; 5-3 The Percent Proportion; 5-6 The Percent
Equation; 5-7 and 3-7 Percent of Change; 5-8 Simple Interest; 3-6 Ratios and Proportions
Chapter 6 Course 3 Book: Geometry
SOL Covered: 8.6a, 8.6b, 8.8a, 8.8b
6-1 Lines and Angle Relationships; 6-6 Symmetry; 3-6 Coordinate Plane; 6-7 Reflections; 6-8 Translations; 6-9
Rotations; 4-8 Dilations
4th Six Weeks
Chapter 7 Course 3 Book: Measuring Area and Volume
SOL Covered: 8.7a, 8.7b, 8.9, 8.11
Area and perimeter of composite plane figures; Three-Dimensional Figures; Volume of Prisms and Cylinders; Volume
of Pyramids and Cones; Nets; Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders; Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones; Increase
of an attribute by a factor or 2,3,5, or 10.
Chapter 8: Probability
SOL Covered: 8.12
8-1 Probability of Simple Events; 8-2 Counting Outcomes and Factorials from 8-3; 8-5 Probability of Compound
Events; 8-6 Experimental Probability
Chapter 13: Statistics
SOL Covered: A.10, 8.13a
9-8 and 13-2 Matrices; 13-3 Histograms; 9-4 Measures of Central Tendency; 13-4 Measures of Variation; 13-5 Box
and Whisker Plots
5th Six Weeks
Chapter 3: Solving Linear Equations
3-8 Solving Equations and Formulas
SOL Covered: A.4a, A.3, 8.15
Chapter 4: Graphing Linear Relations and Functions SOL Covered: A.5, A.6b, A.7e, A.7f A.8, 8.14, 8.17
Relations; Equations as Relations; Graphing Linear Equations, Functions;
Chapter 5: Analyzing Linear Equations
SOL Covered: A.4a, A.6a, A.8, 8.13b, 8.16
4-3, 11-4, and 5-1 Slope, 5-2 Direct Variation; 12-1 Inverse variation 11-5 and 5-3 Slope Intercept Form, 11-6
Scatter Plots
6th Six Weeks
Review Solving Linear Equations and Relations and Functions
SOL and Final Exam Review for the year
*Items in black, use Algebra I 2005 ed.
*Items in gray, use Mathematics Course 3 ed.