Course Description
Geometry with Statistics (GS) is the first required course in high school mathematics. It builds on the students’ experience in the middle grades. GS is a prerequisite to Algebra 1. Students incorporate knowledge and skills from several mathematics content areas, leading to a deeper understanding of fundamental relationships within the discipline and see the applicability of mathematics to prepare more effectively for further studies in Algebra 1. Students build on and deepen prior understanding of transformations, congruence, similarity, and coordinate geometry concepts. Informal explorations of transformations provide a foundation for more formal considerations of congruence and similarity, including development of criteria for triangle congruence and similarity. An emphasis on reasoning throughout the content area promotes exploration, conjecture testing, and informal and formal justification. The course also focuses on statistics in analyzing data.
Textbook Title
McGraw-Hill: South Carolina Reveal Math, Course 3, Accelerated, Volumes 1 & 2
Materials
1 inch binder
Loose leaf paper
Pencils
Scientific calculator
Grading Policy/Practices (This follows the district assessment guidelines for minimum)
All geometry classes will have common graded assignments modeled to be exactly like what the students will see on their unit tests
Late Work Procedures (Must be school wide same procedures)
After an assignments due date 5 points will be deducted every day the assignment is late
Redo/Retake/Revision Procedures
Students may request to retake any major assessment.
Students enrolled in a high school credit course may retake a major assessment only when the original assessment score is below 60% (failing).
A student and/or parents have five (5) school days to submit a completed Retake/Redo Request Form. Students must complete the retake/redo process within five (5) school days of form being returned. Prior to retaking an assessment, students must:
Complete and turn in any uncompleted assignment that was assigned during the unit.
Students must complete teacher-directed remediation or relearning activities.
The teacher and student will coordinate the reassessment during an agreed-upon intervention time (e.g., before school, SAIL, lunch, or after school).
An alternate assessment or revised learning task may be used to demonstrate mastery.
The final assessment grade will be the highest score earned on the assessment.
Students may retake an assessment only one time.