Renee Joiner  MCHS Math

GEOMETRY SYLLABUS

The School District of Newberry County

 Geometry CP

Renee Joiner

rjoiner@sdnc.org

803-364-2134 room 405

TEACHER WEBSITE

https://sites.google.com/newberry.k12.sc.us/reneejoinermchs/home

PLANNING TIME(S)

1st semester - 4th block

2nd semester - 2nd block

TUTORING TIME(S)

After school by appointment &  

Daily during lunch activity

I. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OR PURPOSE

South Carolina College- and Career-Ready (SCCCR) Geometry provides students with tools to solve problems about objects and shapes in two- and three-dimensions, including theorems about universal truths and spatial reasoning.

In this course, students are expected to apply mathematics in meaningful ways to solve problems that arise in the workplace, society, and everyday life through the process of modeling.  Mathematical modeling involves creating appropriate equations, graphs, diagrams, or other mathematical representations to analyze real-world situations and solve problems.  Use of mathematical tools is important in creating and analyzing the mathematical representations used in the modeling process.  In order to represent and solve problems, students should learn to use a variety of mathematical tools and technologies such as a compass, a straightedge, graph paper, patty paper, graphing utilities, and dynamic geometry software. 

II. TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

State Adopted/Course Textbook(s): Geometry published by Glencoe McGraw-Hill

Supplemental Materials: Glencoe Mcgraw-Hill Geometry classroom resources, 3-ring binder, paper, pencils, glue

III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS/COMPETENCIES

Prerequisites: Algebra 1 or Intermediate Algebra

Credit: 1 unit 

Offered: Grades 9-11

IV. CLASS ATTENDANCE

Student attendance laws require the following days present to receive credit provided the student receives a passing grade in the course: In a 90-day course, a student must attend 85 days. In a 180-day course, a student must attend 170 days. Students who exceed the approved limits for unexcused absences do not receive credit in the course.

V. GRADING

The grading scale is as follows:

A (90-100)

B (80-89)

C (70-79)

D (60-69)

F (Below 60)

Grades will be classified into three categories:

Major (50%)

Minor (40%)

Daily/Homework Effort (10%)

VI. CLASSROOM POLICIES

Classroom Expectations:

1. Arrive to class on time.

2. Actively participate in class discussions and learning activities.

3. Complete all class assignments. 

4. Complete homework assignments with adequate work shown.

5. Bring laptop, charger, pencils and other required materials.

6. Show respect for yourself and others.

Classroom Consequences:

1st offense: Verbal warning

2nd offense: Conference with the student

3rd offense: Lunch detention with teacher

4th offense: Contact with parent/guardian

5th offense: Referral 

Classroom Procedures:

1. Be seated and begin bellwork upon entering the classroom.

2. Have all materials ready and pencils sharpened.

3. Raise your hand before speaking out loud.

4. All math work must be completed in pencil.

5. Keep notes, homework, and handouts organized.

6. Daily agenda, course standards, and announcements will be posted in Schoology.

7. Only one student at a time will be allowed to go to the restroom during class and not during direct instruction. 

Math Department Late Work Policy: 

Unless homework is missing due to an absence, homework will not be accepted late.  All major and minor grades will be accepted up to ten school days after their due dates, beginning the day the student returns to school.   Five points will be deducted for each day a major assessment is late, not to include common formative assessments.  (For instance, if a project was due on Tuesday but turned in the assignment on Friday of the same week, the highest possible grade will be an 85.)  

Homework Policy:

All work must be shown to receive homework credit.

Remediation Policy:

Students can make corrections to only ONE minor assessment each nine weeks, for a total of 2 during the semester-long course.  No student will be allowed to make corrections on common formative  assessments, per district policy. In the case a minor grade is corrected, students will receive up to half credit on all corrected items.

Extra credit:   

Extra credit will be left to the discretion of the teacher. 

Calculator Policy:   

The use of calculators is permitted in all math classes at Mid-Carolina High School, unless the standard(s) being addressed states otherwise. 

Note:  Each student will be given credit for each homework assignment based on completion of the assignment and NOT based on the percentage of correct answers. All homework assignments must show work for credit. Homework is to be used for practice in preparation for other assessments. 

VII. TEACHER COMMUNICATION

Schoology will be the main platform for communication with students. I will be available for tutoring on Tuesday afternoons from 3:15 - 4:00 by appointment and can be reached via email, phone, or schoology. Parents, please keep up with your students' grades using PowerSchool ParentPortal. Grades will be updated regularly. 

 VIII. COURSE OUTLINE

Critical Area 1: In previous grades, students were asked to draw triangles based on given measurements. They also have prior experience with rigid motions: translations, reflections, and rotations and have used these to develop notions about what it means for two objects to be congruent. In this course, students establish triangle congruence criteria, based on analyses of rigid motions and formal constructions. They use triangle congruence as a familiar foundation for the development of formal proof. Students prove theorems—using a variety of formats—and solve problems about triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons. They apply reasoning to complete geometric constructions and explain why they work.

Critical Area 2: Students apply their earlier experience with dilations and proportional reasoning to build a formal understanding of similarity. They identify criteria for similarity of triangles, use similarity to solve problems, and apply similarity in right triangles to understand right triangle trigonometry, with particular attention to special right triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem. Students develop the Laws of Sines and Cosines in order to find missing measures of general (not necessarily right) triangles, building on students’ work with quadratic equations done in the first course. They are able to distinguish whether three given measures (angles or sides) define 0, 1, 2, or infinitely many triangles.

Critical Area 3: Students’ experience with two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects is extended to include informal explanations of circumference, area and volume formulas. Additionally, students apply their knowledge of two-dimensional shapes to consider the shapes of cross-sections and the result of rotating a two-dimensional object about a line.

Critical Area 4: Building on their work with the Pythagorean theorem in 8th grade to find distances, students use a rectangular coordinate system to verify geometric relationships, including properties of special triangles and quadrilaterals and slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines, which relates back to work done in the first course. Students continue their study of quadratics by connecting the geometric and algebraic definitions of the parabola. 

Geometry is divided into the following units:

First Quarter

Unit 1 – Foundations of Geometry

Unit 2 – Transformations

Unit 3 - Lines and Angles

Unit 4 – Triangles and Similarity

Unit 5 – Right Triangles and Trigonometry

Second Quarter

Unit 5 (cont.) – Right Triangles and Trigonometry

Unit 6 – Quadrilaterals

Unit 7– Circles

Unit 8 -  Geometric Measurement and Dimension

Unit 9 – Interpreting Data

A mid-term exam will be given mid-way through the course and count 10% of the first quarter.  A final exam will be given at the end of the course and count 10% of the second quarter.   The final grade is determined by weighting the 1st quarter average as 50% and the 2nd quarter average as 50%.  

IX. ONLINE RESOURCES

www.newberry.k12.sc.us

Schoology, Textbook, and Calculator are available through Clever (clever.com)