Sixth Grade Mathematics Syllabus



Common Core Accelerated Grade 7B/8 Math Syllabus 2015-2016

|School Name |Chamblee Middle School |Teacher Name |Kent Hite |

|School Phone Number | |Teacher Email | |

| |678-874-8202 | |Kent_H_Hite@ |

|School Website | |Teacher Website | |

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OVERVIEW

In Accelerated 7B/8, instructional time should focus on five critical areas: (1) solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; (2) drawing inferences about populations based on samples; (3) formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; (4) grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; and (5) analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.

SCHEDULE AND CONCEPTS

The following mathematical concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

|Semester One |Semester Two |

|Unit 1 – Geomerty |Unit 6 – Geometric Applications of Exponents |

|Unit 2 – Inferences |Unit 7 – Functions |

|Unit 3 – Probability |Unit 8 – Linear Models and Tables |

|Unit 4 – Transformations, Congruence, and Similarity |Unit 9 – Solving Systems of Equations |

|Unit 5 – Exponents | |

|The Common Core Standards and supporting instructional materials are available at |

BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

|Text w/ISBN |Middle School Math Grade 7: A Common Core GPS Course    |

| |Student Text 978-1-60972-177-0 |

| |$17.00 |

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| |And |

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| |Middle School Math Grade 8: A Common Core GPS Course    |

| |Student Text 978-1-60972-181-7 |

| |$17.00 |

|Online book and/or resources |resources. |

|Online student access code (this is specific to your | |

|school) |79393-3879 |

|GRADING CATEGORIES |*GRADE PROTOCOL | | |

|Assessment During Learning: (warmups, quizzes, mathematical tasks, etc.) – |A 90 – 100 | | |

|25% |B 80 – 89 | | |

|Guided, Independent, or Group Practice: (homework, classwork, mathematical |C 71 – 79 | | |

|tasks, etc.) – 45% |D 70 | | |

|Summative Assessment or Assessment of Learning: (tests, mathematical tasks, |F Below 70 | | |

|final exam, etc.) – 30% | | | |

|DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS |

|STUDENT PROGRESS |Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each |

| |semester.  The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate |

| |deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of|

| |the students. See Board Policy IH. |

|ACADEMIC INTEGRITY |Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing |

| |false information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or |

| |password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development |

| |Handbook. |

|HOMEWORK |Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation of a classroom experience. |

| |Homework is at all times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. See Board Policy IHB. |

|MAKE-UP WORK |When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when the absence is apparently |

|DUE TO ABSENCES |beyond the control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days |

| |absent. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA. |

|SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS |

|CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS |1. Show respect to your teacher and to your peers |

| |2. Come to class prepared |

| |3. Follow directions the first time given |

| |4. Raise your hand to speak |

| |5. Students are not to eat food or chew gum in class. No personal grooming. |

|MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES |Sharpened pencils |

| |2. Composition book |

| |Binder (1.5 inches) |

| |3 ring loose leaf notebook paper |

| |Graph paper |

| |TI-30 calculator (optional) |

|EXTRA HELP |If any student feels he/she needs extra help to make up work from an absence, they are encouraged to see me and |

| |set up a time either before school, after school, or during tutorial. |

|PARENTS AS PARTNERS |Family involvement is an essential element for a student’s success in mathematics. Be positive and support |

| |homework, don’t do it for them. Think of yourself as a guide rather than your child’s teacher. You can help by |

| |asking questions and listening. You may also help by visiting the online resources and encouraging your child to|

| |take advantage of the tutorials, interactive activities, and other online resources listed above. For those |

| |without home web access, check with your child’s classroom teacher or the middle school library. |

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