Mrs. Pearl Email: cpearl@cvs.k12.mi.us

Website: www.mathpearl.weebly.com Room 207

Materials: Pencils (no pens! – if you do, it must be erasable) 2 inch three ring binder Highlighters (3 colors works best) Protractor & Compass (you can make your own, see website) Calculator (see below) Red Pen Please let Mrs. Pearl know if you need assistance providing these materials.

You are expected to bring all materials to class every day.

Calculators:

- Graphing Calculator Recommendation: TI-84 Plus Silver Edition

or

TI Nspire CX (NOT cas) - Scientific Calculator Recommendation:

TI-30x IIS

Do not get a TI-30XA

You will be using these calculators in the classroom and will benefit from having one at home to use! You will also benefit from having your own on the SAT. Students will have access to calculators in the classroom during school hours as long as they are taken care of in the classroom.

What to Do When You Enter Class: Read the board and get the materials from the front table for the day. Make sure everything is out that needs to be out and be prepared for class to begin before the bell rings!

Homework Help:

I am available to get help Wednesday’s before school from 6:30

a.m. until 7:10. I am also available to help by appointment.

There is also help from our Math Honor Society during the

Homework Help times in the Media Center.

Email is the best and quickest way to

get a hold of me (I respond as soon as I can!)

Absent Work If you are absent you should

check the website to see what you have missed. All notes and handouts will be available there.

Make sure to come in before or after school to check your homework. You will be responsible for correcting your homework when absent. If it was collected, be sure to turn it in to the absent bin.

You have 1 day for each day you were absent to make up the missing work, quiz, etc.

Absent work will go in the gradebook as a 0 until it has been turned in.

Assignments and Homework:

Expect to have homework, classwork, and warm-ups on a daily basis.

Assignments throughout the semester will be graded on completion and/or accuracy but may not be collected or graded at all.

Quizzes and Projects:

Quizzes may or may not be announced and frequent!

Quizzes will be similar to your notes and homework- Keep these things organized as you will be able to use these resources on some quizzes!

You may retake most quizzes during Mrs. Pearl’s tutoring hours or there will be a sign up for retakes. No retakes will be given during class time or at lunch. No retakes on open-note quizzes.

If you are absent for a quiz you will be asked to take it the next day in class or you will have to sign up for a time to take it.

Quiz retakes must be completed before quarter grades are due.

Remind 101 Sign up for Remind 101 text message alerts to remind you about homework assignments, quizzes, tests, and more! Remember, it is completely confidential.

Send a text to: (586) 218-3669 With the message: @mrspearl

Tests: You will be notified in advance when a test is to be expected. A review will be given out and answers

provided the day before the test. You should use your notes and class materials to study and complete your review. NOTHING NEW will be

on your review therefore you do not need the answers in advance. No Unit Assessment Aids (index cards, formula sheet, or notes) will be allowed, any specific formulas that

will be needed may be provided within the test. You may retake any one unit tests per quarter- No retakes on midterms and finals.

If you did not complete your review, you lose the privilege for retaking that test.

Absent for Test or Review Day… If you miss a test due to an absence you will make up the test the following day in class.

If you miss the review day, you will still take the test on test day. The answer key to the review will be posted on the class website at the end of the day.

Correction Policy: You may turn in corrections, on graded (for accuracy) assignments only, as many times as you want!!

It is a very realistic goal to earn full points for your overall homework grade for these assignments! Corrections will not be taken for assignments checked in for completion. Corrections must be accurately completed for any test retake Corrections DO NOT need to be completed for quiz retakes.

How to do Your Corrections: Corrections are to be turned into the Corrections Bin Corrections must be legible to receive credit.

1. Corrections can be done one of two ways: a. Legibly on a separate sheet of lined paper that is stapled to the original assignment b. Legibly on the assignment/test itself in red (or a different color) ink

2. Redo each problem you got incorrect. All correct work must be shown. Giving only the final answer will not earn you any points back or the ability to retake your test. If no work is needed, write 1-2 sentence explanation of why your answer is correct and your previous answer was incorrect. (i.e. Angle 1 and Angle 2 are complementary not supplementary like I chose on the test because the two angles add up to 90°, not 180°)

How To Retake Tests: 1. Make Test Corrections! (See “How to do Your Corrections”) 2. These are due at least 1 day before you take your retake. You may need to redo your corrections before

you can retake your test, allow for that time … sometimes you will need to reschedule your retake! To avoid this, you can schedule a time to come in and do your corrections or go over your corrections to help you study!

3. Once we feel you are ready for your retake, you will sign up for an hour appointment to take the test. If you miss the appointment you forfeit your retake privileges.

4. No retakes will be given during lunch or class time.

How I know my grade? If a student or parent would like to know a student’s progress in class, they are to check parent portal. This is highly recommended. Please do not expect it to be updated immediately.

Mathematics: Geometry Common Syllabus ESSENTIAL CONTENT & SKILLS (From Common Core Standards): 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

In Geometry, these practice standards will be emphasized through: 1. Using basic language, tools of geometry, plane geometry and coordinate geometry 2. Using logical reasoning and proof 3. Using angle relationships 4. Using polygons 5. Using congruent and similar triangles 6. Exploring geometric concepts with constructions using traditional tools and technology 7. Using right triangle trigonometry 8. Using transformational geometry 9. Using circle properties 10. Using 3-Dimensional figures

GRADING:

Extra Credit Policy:

- Extra Credit will be available throughout the semester for no more than 5% of the overall grade. Graded Assignments:

- Assignments can be collected and graded on completion, accuracy, or given a homework quiz at the teacher’s discretion

Late Work Policy: - No late work will be accepted.

Reassessment Policy: - Students will be able to re-take one test a quarter per teacher’s retake procedures.

Testing Aids: - No Unit Assessment Aids (index cards, formula sheet, or notes) will be allowed, any specific formulas that

will be needed will be provided in the test. Absent Day of the Test or Quiz:

- If you are absent on the day of a test or quiz, you must take it the day you return. Academic Integrity Policy – See the DHS Student Handbook.

Grading

Quarter

Weighted Scale

Assignments: 10% Quizzes: 30% Unit Assessments: 60%

Semester Grades Quarter 1: 40% Quarter 2: 40%

Exam: 20% *If a student earns two out of the three components to their semester grades,

the student will earn credit in the class.*

Grading Scale A = 90 – 100 B+ = 87 – 89 B = 80 – 86 C+ = 77 – 79 C = 70 – 76 D+ = 67 - 69 D = 63 – 66 D- = 60-62 F = below 60

Topics Covered Throughout the Year

1. Introduction to Geometry (Prerequisites/Basic Constructions/Transformations)

2. Angle Relationships

3. Proof

4. Polygons

5. Triangles

6. Congruent Triangles

7. Similarity

8. Right Triangles

9. Trigonometry

10. Circles

11. Area

12. Surface Area and Volume

The standards listed above can be split into topics or units. The topics/units listed below may be combined with

one another or have the order changed depending on student prior knowledge, timing of school year (i.e.

breaks, etc.). I strongly suggest that you organize your binder by making a tab for each unit, where each tab is

one of the topics listed below. Most of your assignments will be hole punched for you so you can keep all notes,

assignments, quizzes, and tests in your binder and organized by unit. It is extremely helpful to stay organized

throughout the school year – especially if you are looking to retake a quiz or test, or studying for a semester

exam! You will be asked to take out previous notes, assignments, quizzes, and/or tests throughout the year,

make sure you have them in your binder! Don’t throw them away!