AlgebraI Course Syllabus

Teacher: Ms. Jennifer Schwartz

School Phone: (540) 886-5806

Email:

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. I am here to help your child be successful in this and all of his or her classes.

Materials:

Each student needs to bring the following things to class every day:

  1. Pencils
  2. 3 ring notebook with loose-leaf paper

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.

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 35%

Quizzes 30%

Classwork25%

Homework 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 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.

Quizzes

There may be one or two quizzes given per unit. These quizzes will be announced.

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.

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.

Students will take the Algebra I SOL test in May. You can find the pacing guide on my website. If you are unable to access this resource, please let me know and I can send a hard copy home.

For consistent updates you should check my webpage. I will try my best to keep this updated on a weekly basis. Attached to this syllabus, there are instructions on how to sign up with Remind 101 if you would like to receive updates through text message throughout the year. If you have any questions about this syllabus or any other aspect of class, please ask me. I look forward to working with you this year.

Ms. Schwartz

Algebra I Teacher

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Algebra I Pacing Guide

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Unit / 1-1 thru 1-3:
Variables & expressions; Order of operation; Open sentences; / 1-4 thru 1-6
Identity/equality properties; Distributive Property; Comm./Assos. Properties / 2-1 thru 2-4:
Rational #’s & number line; Adding/Subtracting Rationals; Multiplying Rationals; Dividing Rationals; / 2-7
Square Roots, Cube Roots of Whole #’s
(No Var. Terms)
& Real Number System / 3-1 thru 3-3:
Writing Equations; Solving equations w/add/subtr; Solving equations w/ mult/div; / 3-4 and 3-5
Solving multi-step equations; Solving equations w/var. on both sides
7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
Unit / 6-1 thru 6-3:
Solving Inequal w/ add/subt.; Solving inequal w/ mult/div;
Solving multi-step inequalities / 3-6 & 3-8
Ratio & Proportions;
Solving equations/formulas / 4-1, 4-3 & 4-4:
The coordinate plane; Relations; Equations as relations / 4-5, 4-6 & 4-8:
Graphing linear equations; Functions; Writing equations from patterns / 5-1 and 5-2:
Slope & Direct Variation / 5-3 & 5-4:
Slope-Intercept Form; Writing Equations in Slope Intercept Form
13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
Unit / 5-5: Writing Equations in Point Slope Form; Standard Form and Graphing Linear Equations w/Intercepts / 5-6 & 5-7:Parallel/
Perpendicular Lines; Parent Functions, Transformations / 6-4 and 6-6 Solving compound inequalities,
Graphing 2 variableinequal. / 13-4 & 13-5
Measures of Variation; Box and Whisker Plots / Standard Deviation; Mean Absolute Deviation; Z-score / Review & Semester Exam
19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24
Unit / 7-1: Graphing systems of equations
7-2:
Substitution / 7-3 & 7-4
Elimination with add/subtr; Elimination with multiplication / 7-5: Graphing systems of inequalities; Word Problems; Choosing the best method to solve / 8-1 and 8-2 Multiplying and Dividing Monomials / 8-3 thru 8-5 Scientific Notation
Add/Subtract Polynomials;
Degree/Ordering of Polynomials / 8-6, 8-7, 8-8:
Multiplying polynomial by monomial; Multiplying polynomials; Special Products
25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
Unit / 9-1 thru 9-3
Factors and GCF;
Factoring with Distributive Prop; Factoring Standard Trinomials / 9-4 & 9-5: Factoring Harder Trinomials, Factoring Difference of Squares / Mixed Factoring Review w/GCF and Solving Equations Using Factoring / 10-1 and 10-2
Graphing Quadratic Functions; Solving Quadratics by Graphing / 11-1 and 10-4
Simplifying Radical Expressions Review Square Roots of Numbers and Square Roots of Monomials, Solving Eq.with Quadratic Formula / 5-2 & 12-1
Direct Variation; Inverse Variation
31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36
Unit / 12-2
Simplifying Rational Expressions; Dividing polynomials (by monomials & binomial) / 5-7 Lines/Curve of Best Fit / SOL Prep / SOL Prep / SOL Prep / SOL & Final Exam