Algebra I Honors
2011-2012 Pacing Guide and Calendar
THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PACING CALENDAR FOR VBCPS AND IS A GUIDELINE ONLY.
TEACHERS SHOULD ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED!
Course OverviewText Section
Glencoe
Algebra I / Unit and Topic Title / Number of Days / Total Days per Unit
1st Semester: 46 A Days (45 instructional & 1 midterm exam day) & 45 B Days (44 instructional & 1 midterm exam day)
Unit 1: Variables and Expressions / 7
0-2
SOL A.3 / ¨ Class Expectations/Procedures
¨ Sets of Real Numbers / 1
0-2
SOL A.3 / ¨ Simplifying and Estimating Square Roots
¨ Simplifying and Estimating Cube Roots / 1
1-1
SOL A.1 / ¨ Writing Verbal Expressions Algebraically / 1
1-2
SOL A.1 / ¨ Order of Operations
¨ Simplifying Numeric Expressions
¨ Evaluating Algebraic Expressions / 1
¨ Algebra I Diagnostic Assessment / 1
1-3 & 1-4
SOL A.4b / ¨ Properties of Equality, Identity and Inverse
¨ Commutative, Associative and Distributive Property
¨ Combining Like Terms / 1
¨ Unit 1 Assessment / 1
Unit 2: Solving Equations / 8
2-1 & 2-2
SOL A.4 / ¨ Writing Equations (Verbal Sentences to Algebraic Equations)
¨ Solving One-Step Equations / 1
2-3
SOL A.4 / ¨ Solving Multi-Step Equations / 1
2-4
SOL A.4 / ¨ Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides / 1
2-5
Reinforces
SOL A.4f / ¨ Solving Equations with Absolute Value / 1
2-6 & 2-7
SOL A.4f / ¨ Solving Ratios and Proportions
¨ Percent of Change / 1
2-8
SOL A.4 / ¨ Literal Equations / 1
¨ Review
¨ Unit 2 Assessment / 1
¨ Quarter 1 Performance Assessment / 1
Unit 3: Linear Functions / 8
1-6
SOL A.7 / ¨ Relations & the Coordinate System / 1
1-7
SOL A.7 / ¨ Functions and Function Notation / 1
3-1 & 3-2
SOL A.7 / ¨ Graphing Linear Equations – with x- and y-intercepts
¨ Solving Linear Equations by Graphing – zeros of a function / 1
3-3
SOL A.6a / ¨ Rate of Change and Slope / 1
3-4
SOL A.8 / ¨ Direct Variation / 1
11-1
SOL A.8 / ¨ Inverse Variation / 1
3-5
Reinforces
SOL A.7 / ¨ Arithmetic Sequences as Linear Functions / 1
¨ Review
¨ Unit 3 Assessment / 1
Unit 4: Graphing & Writing Linear Equations / 8
4-1
SOL A.6b
A.7d / ¨ Graphing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
¨ Graphing Technology Lab – The Family of Linear Graphs – graphing using a transformational approach / 1
4-2
SOL A.6b / ¨ Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form / 1
4-3
SOL A.6b / ¨ Writing Equations in Point-Slope Form
¨ Standard Form of a Line / 1
4-4
SOL A.6b / ¨ Parallel and Perpendicular Lines / 1
4-5 & 4-6
SOL A.6b, A.11 / ¨ Scatter Plots and Lines of Best Fit
¨ Linear Regression (Interpolation and Extrapolation) / 1
¨ Applications of Linear Equations (STEM) / 1
¨ Review
¨ Unit 4 Assessment / 1
¨ Quarter 2 Performance Assessment / 1
Unit 5: Solving Inequalities in One Variable / 5
5-1, 5-2 & 5-3
SOL A.5 / ¨ Solving & Graphing Inequalities by Adding & Subtracting
¨ Solving & Graphing Inequalities by Multiplying & Dividing
¨ Solving & Graphing Multi-Step Inequalities
¨ Interval & Set Notation / 1
5-4
Reinforces
A.5 / ¨ Solving & Graphing Compound Inequalities
¨ Interval & Set Notation
¨ Problem Solving (STEM) / 1
5-5
Preparation
For AII/Trig.4a / ¨ Solving & Graphing Absolute Value Inequalities
¨ Interval & Set Notation
¨ Problem Solving (STEM) / 1
5-6
SOL A.5 / ¨ Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables / 1
¨ Review
¨ Unit 5 Assessment / 1
Unit 6: Solving Systems of Equations / 7/6
6-1
SOL A.4 / ¨ Graphing Systems of Equations / 1
6-2
SOL A.4 / ¨ Solving Systems by Substitution / 1
6-3 & 6-4
SOL A.4 / ¨ Solving Systems by Elimination – Add & Subtract
¨ Solving Systems by Elimination – Multiplying & Combining / 1
6-1 – 6-4
SOL A.4 / ¨ Solving Systems – Choosing the Best Method
¨ Suggested Assessment (due to midterm exam) / 1
6-5
SOL A.4 / ¨ Applications of Linear Systems / 1
6-8
SOL A.5d / ¨ Systems of Linear Inequalities / 1
6-1 to 6-8 / ¨ Review and Enrichment – A-Days Only / 1/0
Mid-term Exam Review
Midterm Administration / 2
.
January 2012 High School Exam Schedule
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day (Schools Closed)
/ B-Day
Exam B1 / A-Day
Exam A1 / B-Day
Exam B-2 / A-Day
Exam A-2
23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27
B-Day
Exam B3 / A-Day
Exam A3 / B-Day
Exam B4 / A-Day
Exam A4 / Teacher Staff Day
(Schools Closed
for Students)
Unit 7: Laws of Exponents and Polynomials / 9
7-1
SOL A.2a / ¨ Multiplying Monomials – Product of Powers; Power of a Power; Power of a Product / 1
END OF THE 1ST SEMESTER
2nd Semester: 44 A-days & 44 B-days
7-2
SOL A.2a / ¨ Dividing Monomials – Quotient of Powers; Power of a Quotient; Zero Exponents; Negative Exponents / 1
7-3 / ¨ Laws of Exponents Review
¨ Scientific Notation / 1
7-4 & 7.5
SOL A.1, A.2b / ¨ Polynomials – identifying and classifying
¨ Adding and Subtracting Polynomials / 1
7-6
SOL A.2b / ¨ Multiplying a Polynomial by a Monomial / 1
7-7
SOL A.2b / ¨ Multiplying Polynomials / 1
7-8
SOL A.2b / ¨ Special Products / 1
Review
Unit 7 Assessment / 1
¨ Performance Assessment Quarter 3 / 1
Unit 8: Factoring and Solving Quadratic Equations / 8
8-1 & 8-2
SOL A.2c / ¨ Monomials and Factoring (GCF)
¨ Using the Distributive Property
¨ Factoring by Grouping / 1
8-3
SOL A.2c & A.4 / ¨ Quadratic Equations with a = 1
o Factoring
o Solving / 2
8-4
SOL A.2c & A.4 / ¨ Quadratic Equations a 1
o Factoring
o Solving / 2
8-5 & 8-6
SOL A.2c & A.4 / ¨ Quadratic Equations – Difference of Two Squares & Perfect Square Trinomials
o Factoring
o Solving
¨ Solving By Taking the Square Root / 1
11-5
SOL A.2b / ¨ Dividing Polynomials Using Factoring and Long Division / 1
¨ Review
¨ Unit 8 Assessment / 1
Unit 9: Quadratic Functions & Curve Fitting / 11
9-1
SOL A.7 / ¨ Graphing Quadratic Functions
¨ Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing / 1
9-2
SOL A.4 & A.7 / ¨ Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing / 1
9-3
Reinforces
SOL A.7 / ¨ Transformations of Quadratic Functions / 1
9-4
SOL A.4 / ¨ Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square / 2
10-2 / ¨ Simplifying Radicals
¨ Numeric Square Roots
¨ Square Roots of Monomials / 1
9-5
SOL A.4 / ¨ Solving Quadratic Equations by Using the Quadratic Formula / 1
9-6 & 9-7 / ¨ Exponential Functions
¨ Growth and Decay / 1
9-9
SOL A.11 / ¨ Analyzing Functions (using models)
¨ Curve Fitting / 1
¨ Review
¨ Unit 9 Assessment / 1
¨ Performance Assessment Quarter 4 / 1
Unit 10: Statistics / 5
0-12 & 0-13
SOL A.10 / ¨ Measures of central tendency – mean, median and mode (STEM applications)
¨ Representing Data / 1
12-3
SOL A.11 / ¨ Variation
¨ Mean Absolute Deviation
¨ Standard deviation / 1
12-6 & supplemental materials
SOL A.11 / ¨ Normal distribution and z-scores (STEM applications) / 2
¨ Review
¨ Unit 10 Assessment / 1
¨ SOL Review / 5
Unit 11: Rational Expressions and Equations
(taught after the SOL EOCT) / 7
11-2 / ¨ Rational Functions (STEM applications) / 1
11-3 / ¨ Simplifying rational expressions / 1
11-4 / ¨ Multiplying and dividing rational expressions / 1
11-6 / ¨ Adding and subtracting rational expressions
o Adding and subtracting with like denominators
o Adding and subtracting with unlike denominators / 1
11-8 / ¨ Solving rational equations (STEM applications) / 1
¨ Review
¨ Unit 11 Assessment / 1
¨ Final Exam Review / 1
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools/Department of Curriculum and Instruction/2011 updated 04/08/2011
Algebra I Honors
2011-2012
Pacing Guide and Calendar
THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PACING CALENDAR FOR VBCPS AND IS A GUIDELINE ONLY.
TEACHERS SHOULD ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED!
SEPTEMBER
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday28 / 29
Staff Day / 30
Staff Day / 31
Staff Day / 1
Staff Day / 2
Staff Day / 3
4 / 5
LABOR DAY
(Schools Closed) / 6 Unit 1
Expectations/Procedures
0-2 Sets of Real Numbers / 7 / 8
0-2
Simplifying/ Estimating Square and Cube Roots / 9 / 10
First Day of School A / B / A / B
11 / 12
1-1 Writing Verbal Expressions Algebraically / 13 / 14
1-2
Order of Operations, Simplifying Numeric Expressions, Evaluating Algebraic Expression / 15 / 16
Algebra I Diagnostic Assessment / 17
A / B / A / B / A
18 / 19 / 20
1-3/1-4 Properties of Equality, Identity,Inverse
Commutative/Associative/Distributive Properties
Combining Like Terms / 21 / 22
Unit 1 Assessment / 23 / 24
B / A / B / A / B
25 / 26
Unit 2
2-1 Writing Eqns
2-2 Solving One Step Eqns / 27 / 28
2-3
Solving Multi-Steps Equations / 29 / 30
2-4
Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides / 1
A / B / A / B / A
OCTOBER
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday2 / 3 / 4
2-5
Solving Equations with Absolute Value / 5 / 6
2-6
Solving Ratios and Proportions
2-7 Percent of Change / 7 / 8
B / Adjusted Dismissal A / B / Progress Reports A / B
9 / 10
2-8
Literal Equations / 11 / 12
Review
Unit 2 Assessment / 13 / 14
Quarter 1 Performance Assessment / 15
A / B / A / B / A
16 / 17 / 18
Unit 3
1-6
Relations and the Coordinate System / 19 / 20
1-7
Functions and Function Notation / 21 / 22
B / A / B / A / B
23 / 24
3-1 Graphing Linear Eqns (with intercepts)
3-2 Solving by Graphing (zeros of a function) / 25 / 26
3-3
Rate of Change and Slope / 27 / 28
3-4 Direct Variation / 29
A / B / A / B / A
30 / 31 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
B
NOVEMBER
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday30 / 31 / 1
11-1
Inverse Variation / 2 / 3
3-5
Arithmetic Sequences as Linear Functions / 4 / 5
A / B / A / B
6 / 7
Review
Unit 3 Assessment / 8
Staff Day / 9 / 10 Unit 4
4-1 Graphing Eqns in Slope-Intercept Form
Graphing Tech Lab (Using a transformational approach) / 11
Veteran’s Day
(Schools Closed) / 12
End 1st Quarter A / Begin 2nd Quarter B / A
13 / 14 / 15
4-2
Writing Eqns in Slope-Intercept Form / 16 / 17
4-3
Writing Eqns in Point-Slope Form
Standard Form of a Line / 18 / 19
B / Report Cards A / B / A / B
20 / 21
4-4
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines / 22 / 23
4-5
Scatter Plots/Line of Best Fit
4-6
Linear Regression / 24
Thanksgiving Break
(Schools Closed) / 25
Thanksgiving Break
(Schools Closed) / 26
A / B / Adjusted Dismissal A
27 / 28 / 29
Applications of Linear Equations (STEM) / 30 / 1 / 2 / 3
B / A / B
DECEMBER
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 1
Review
Unit 4 Assessment / 2 / 3
A / B
4 / 5
Quarter 2 Performance Assessment / 6 / 7
5-1/5-2/5-3
Solving/Graphing Inequalities and Interval/Set Notation / 8 / 9
5-4 Solving/Graphing Compound Inequalities and Interval/Set Notation Problem Solving (STEM) / 10
A / B / A / Adjusted Dismissal B / A
11 / 12 / 13
5-5
Solving/Graphing Abs Value Inequalities, Interval/Set Notation, Problem Solving STEM / 14 / 15
5-6
Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables / 16 / 17
B / A / B / Progress Reports A / B
18 / 19
Review
Unit 5 Assessment / 20 / 21
Unit 6
6-1 Graphing Systems of Equations / 22 / 23
Winter Break
(Schools Closed) / 24
A / B / A / B
25 / 26
Winter Break
(Schools Closed) / 27
Winter Break
(Schools Closed) / 28
Winter Break
(Schools Closed) / 29
Winter Break
(Schools Closed) / 30
Winter Break
(Schools Closed) / 31
JANUARY
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday1 / 2
Winter Break
(Schools Closed) / 3
6-2 Solving Systems by Substitution / 4 / 5
6-3/6-4
Solving Systems by Elimination / 6 / 7
A / B / A / B
8 / 9
6-1 through 6-4
Solving Systems - Choosing the Best Method
(Suggested Assessment on Systems) / 10 / 11
6-5
Applications of Linear Systems / 12
B1 – Exam Review
B2 – 6-5 Apps of Lin. Sys.
B3 – 6-5 Apps of Lin. Sys.
B4 – 6-5 Apps of Lin. Sys. / 13
A1 – Exam Review
A2 - 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal
A3 – 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal
A4 – 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal / 14
A / B / A / B / A
15
To Be Completed Before & During Exam Weeks:
· Exam Review Day
· Exam
· 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal
· 7-1 Multiplying Monomials
· Review & Enrichment (A days only) / 16
Martin Luther King Day
(Schools Closed) / 17
B1 - Exam
B2 – Exam Review
B3 – 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal
B4 – 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal / 18
A1 - Exam
A2 – Exam Review
A3 – 7-1 Mult Monomials
A4 – 7-1 Mult Monomials / 19
B1 – 6-5 Apps of Lin. Sys.
B2 - Exam
B3 – Exam Review
B4 – 7-1 Mult Monomials / 20
A1 – 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal
A2 - Exam
A3 – Exam Review
A4 – Review & Enrichment / 21
Exam B1 B / Exam A1 A / Exam B2 B / Exam A2 A
22 / 23
B1 – 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal
B2 – 6-8 Sys of Lin Inequal
B3 - Exam
B4 – Exam Review / 24
A1 – 7-1 Mult Monomials
A2 – 7-1 Mult Monomials
A3 - Exam
A4 – Exam Review / 25
B1 – 7-1 Mult Monomials
B2 – 7-1 Mult Monomials
B3 – 7-1 Mult Monomials
B4 - Exam / 26
A1 – Review & Enrichment
A2 – Review & Enrichment
A3 - Review & Enrichment
A4 - Exam / 27
Staff Day / 28
Exam B3 B / Exam A3 A / Exam B4 B / Exam A4(End 2nd Quarter) A
29 / 30
7-2
Division of Monomials / 31 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Begin 3rd Quarter B / A
Algebra I Honors