Welcome to Miss Shogren’s Class! Pre-Algebra or Algebra I Math Enrichment Guided Studies

Who is Miss Shogren? Satanta High School BSE in Math/Journalism Education MS in Instructional Design & Technology 2 Years at Emporia Middle School 4 th Year at WMS

Classroom Rules 1.Respect yourself. – Prepared – Engaged – Follow-through 2.Respect others. – Classmates – Miss Shogren/Teachers – Parents 3.Respect your school. – Building – Supplies – Resources

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What to expect… When you enter this classroom… You are scientists You are explorers You are important You are loved You are respected You are a friend You are the reason We are here!

th Grade Content 1 st Quarter MAPS Problem Solving Patterns Add/Sub/Mult/Div Decimals (without calculator) Powers of 10 Add/Sub/Mult/Div Fractions (without calculator) Percent of a Number Percent Increase/Decrease Percent Word Problems Venn Diagrams Add/Sub/Mult/Div Integers (without calculator) 2 nd Quarter Rational Number Computation Order of Operations Evaluating Expressions Solving one- and two-step Equations Ratios and Proportions Misleading Graphs/Sampling Bias Angle Study Properties of Quadrilaterals Area/Perimeter Composite Area Area and Circumference of Circles 3 rd Quarter Surface Area Volume Scale Drawings Data Display Unit Nth Term Writing Equations Effects of Scale Change Distributive Property/Combining Like Terms Solving Mult-step Equations State Assessment Review 4 th Quarter (After State Assessments) State Assessment Review/State Assessments Tessellations Slope Unit Solving Inequalities Volume & Surface area of Right Prisms/Pyramids/Spheres Square Roots Pythagorean Theorem Squaring the Spiral

th Grade Algebra I Content 1 st Quarter Operations with Integers Order of Operations Algebraic Properties Real Number System One- and Two-Step Equations Solving Inequalities 2 nd Quarter One- and Two-Step Real World Problems Proportions Application of Percents Square Roots Pythagorean Theorem Mean, Median, Mode Systems of Linear Equations 3 rd Quarter Representing Linear Relationships Model Real-World Situations Slope of a Line Applications of Slope Scatter Plot/Line-of-Best-Fit Finding Solutions to an Equation Given its Graph Probability of Simple/Compound Events State Assessment Review 4 th Quarter (After State Assessments) State Assessment Review Rules of Exponents Polynomials and Factoring Quadratic Equations Radical Expressions Squaring the Spiral

You need to know… You will have homework almost daily. – Use your time wisely in class, during 8 th hour, and at home. You will be learning a lot of new concepts that you have not seen before. – Ask questions. Use your resources. Not everyone in this world is meant to be a mathematician…I know this. – All I ask is that you try your best and make progress throughout the year. By no means does this have to be your favorite subject.

Supplies You Need Every Day Textbook: Students will be issued a textbook during the second week of school. Folder: Students will need a folder to keep notes. Pencils: Students must complete daily assignments and assessments in pencil only. Work completed in any other form must be redone before it will be graded. Correcting Pens: Red is suggested, no blue/black or metallic please Dry Erase Markers: Students will need to have a dry erase marker handy. We have a classroom set of student marker boards and we use them often. We have a classroom set of erasers. Paper: Students will need an ample supply of loose-leaf notebook paper. – Algebra I students will also need a pack of graph paper.

Procedures You Need to Follow Agenda Agenda – Fill out first thing Monday morning, for the whole week. Restroom/Hall Passes Restroom/Hall Passes – Must fill out and take agenda, must sign out on the clipboard Homework Policy Homework Policy – 1 Day Late = 80% – 2+ Days Late = 60% – Week late = 0% Extra Credit Extra Credit – Not offered “upon request”. There will be opportunities to earn extra credit. Take advantage of it when you can!

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