2017/2018 Geometry and Honors Geometry Mr. Crews Room 131 jcrews@westhardin.org

Mr. Crews Classroom Rules 1. Please don’t make a problem for others. 2. If you make a problem, I will do something. 3. If you feel that you have been treated unfairly, whisper it to me and we will meet to discuss it.

CELL PHONES 1. You will turn your cellphones into the box at the front of the room when you walk in the door. 2. If a cellphone is found on your person or in your possession, it will be taken up and sent to the office. 3. You may retrieve your cellphone on the way out the door at the end of class.

Classroom Protocols Please come to class each day with IPAD, paper, pen/pencil, textbook, completed homework, and a mind prepared to learn more than it knew the previous day.

Classroom Protocols Please come to class each day with paper, pen/pencil, textbook, homework completed, and a mind prepared to learn more than it knew the previous day. No one will be allowed to leave the room to go to another classroom, the restroom, the gym, etc. for any reason at all. Emergencies and extenuating circumstances will be handled on an individual basis. If another teacher needs you, they will need to write you a note before you get to my class and then it’s subject to what we are doing that day and if you are caught up as to whether you will be allowed to go.

Classroom Protocols Please come to class each day with paper, pen/pencil, textbook, homework completed, and a mind prepared to learn more than it knew the previous day. No one will be allowed to leave the room to go to another classroom, the restroom, the gym, etc. for any reason at all. Emergencies and extenuating circumstances will be handled on an individual basis. Please pay attention when I am speaking and do not create a disruption in the learning environment for your fellow classmates. DO NOT ASK TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE I AM LECTURING!!!!!

Classroom Protocols Please come to class each day with paper, pen/pencil, textbook, homework completed, and a mind prepared to learn more than it knew the previous day. No one will be allowed to leave the room to go to another classroom, the restroom, the gym, etc. for any reason at all. Emergencies and extenuating circumstances will be handled on an individual basis. Please pay attention when I am speaking and do not create a disruption in the learning environment for your fellow classmates. DO NOT ASK TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE I AM LECTURING!!!!! We will be following the Kilgo curriculum in both Geometry and Pre-Calculus. We will be following College Board objectives in AP Calculus. There will be a lot of group/partner work. Since we have the iPads, you will not be allowed to have your cell phones out at all. I WILL be taking them up from Day 1 and turning them in to the office along with a discipline referral.

Classroom Protocols Please come to class each day with paper, pen/pencil, textbook, homework completed, and a mind prepared to learn more than it knew the previous day. No one will be allowed to leave the room to go to another classroom, the restroom, the gym, etc. for any reason at all. Emergencies and extenuating circumstances will be handled on an individual basis. Please pay attention when I am speaking and do not create a disruption in the learning environment for your fellow classmates. DO NOT ASK TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE I AM LECTURING!!!!! We will be following the Kilgo curriculum in both Geometry andPre-Calculus. There will be a lot of group/partner work. Since we have the IPADS, you will not be allowed to have your cell phones out at all. I WILL be taking them up from Day 1 and turning them in to the office. This class is provided for your benefit. Please take advantage of that and do your best.

Classroom Protocols Please come to class each day with paper, pen/pencil, textbook, homework completed, and a mind prepared to learn more than it knew the previous day. No one will be allowed to leave the room to go to another classroom, the restroom, the gym, etc. for any reason at all. Emergencies and extenuating circumstances will be handled on an individual basis. Please pay attention when I am speaking and do not create a disruption in the learning environment for your fellow classmates. DO NOT ASK TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE I AM LECTURING!!!!! We will be following the Kilgo curriculum in both Geometry andPre-Calculus. There will be a lot of group/partner work. Since we have the IPADS, you will not be allowed to have your cell phones out at all. I WILL be taking them up from Day 1 and turning them in to the office. This class is provided for your benefit. Please take advantage of that and do your best. You will have something graded every day. We will have at least 8 test grades per Nine –Weeks and a Benchmark at the end of the Nine-Weeks. Your journal will be graded every 9th week and will count as a major test grade. Keep up with everything in Google Classroom.

Daily Procedures BEFORE THE TARDY BELL RINGS: Get a graphing calculator from the wall. Turn in your homework Every day there will be a short bellringer on the board for you to do. We will not take much time out of class to finish it. The bellringer will be done on a Google Note and attached to the lesson you are doing. There will be an exit ticket posted either on the board or as an attachment to your assignment. You will turn it in on a Google Note attached to the lesson. The Bellringer and the Exit Ticket will be 1/3 of your assignment grade. The classwork will be 2/3 of your assignment grade.

Daily Procedures WHEN YOU LEAVE THE CLASSROOM: Turn in the calculator to its proper space Make sure you have written down the assignment Leave your desk area clean Return any supplies that you used to the supply table There will be an exit ticket posted either on the board or as an attachment to your assignment. You will turn it in on a Google Note attached to the lesson. The Bellringer and the Exit Ticket will be 1/3 of your assignment grade. The classwork will be 2/3 of your assignment grade.

Grading Everything assigned will be graded and recorded. You will have at least 20 daily grades each Nine-Weeks. An exam will be given on Fridays. You will have at least 8 Exam grades each Nine-Weeks. Your Journal will be graded every ninth week, and from time to time we will do a project which will count as an Exam grade. The grading policy for the West Hardin ISD is as follows: Daily Grades 40% Exam Grades 60%

Make-up Work/Tutorials   If you are absent, it is your responsibility to check for missing assignments on your iPad. I will hold tutorials from 3:15 to 3:45 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. If you don’t get the missing work turned in at least 3 days after you return, it will not be accepted.

What do I do if I finish my work? You will be given an enrichment assignment if you finish the daily assignment. We will never just sit around and visit. Talking about the work is different than just shooting the breeze. I don’t mind a loud room if what I’m hearing is on task. I will get grumpy if what I’m hearing is off task.

Other Information Cheating will be punished severely. A ZERO will be given on any test or assignment that I catch you cheating on. Games will not be allowed. If you finish your assigned work before class is over, you will be given an enrichment assignment which will be graded along with the bellringer and exit ticket as 1/3 of your assignment grade. If I catch you playing a game at any time, I will take up your iPad and turn it in to the office with a discipline referral.

Let’s all have a great year…..

Let’s all have a great year….. ……and learn a lot about Geometry, Precal, or Calculus. Remember, what you are learning here will help you with the ACT, SAT, and College Algebra.

INTRODUCTION TO GEOMETRY Mr. Crews Room 131 jcrews@westhardin.org

Geometry The word geometry comes from Greek words meaning “to measure the Earth” Basically, Geometry is the study of shapes and is one of the oldest branches of mathematics

The Greeks and Euclid Our modern understanding of geometry began with the Greeks over 2000 years ago. The Greeks felt the need to go beyond merely knowing certain facts to being able to prove why they were true. Around 350 B.C., Euclid of Alexandria wrote The Elements, in which he recorded systematically all that was known about Geometry at that time.

The Elements Knowing that you can’t define everything and that you can’t prove everything, Euclid began by stating three undefined terms: Point (Straight) Line Plane (Surface) is that which has no part is a line that lies evenly with the points on itself is a plane that lies evenly with the straight lines on itself Actually, Euclid did attempt to define these basic terms . . .

And we’ll see how that worked out as we continue our study in Geometry.