Algebra I Syllabus Spring 2020
Spring Semester 2020
Department: Mathematics
COURSE TITLE: Algebra 1
INSTRUCTOR (S): Garrett Beasley, Ashley Cumberlander,
Shana Miller, Jaquile Miller, Allen Newsome, Michelle Parsons, Dr. Eric Robertson,
Elaine Rojas-Dunbar and Nicole Wesson
EMAIL: To reach your child’s teacher please
use the format: First name. Last name @cobbk12.org
TUTORIAL / EXTRA HELP:
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Morning:
Upon Request
Afternoon:
E. Robertson (913)
C. Marshall (911)
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Morning:
Upon Request
Afternoon:
S. Miller (909)
J. Miller (901)
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Morning:
A. Newsome (Unit 7)
Afternoon:
E. Rojas (902)
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Morning:
Upon Request
Afternoon:
G. Beasley (904)
J. Miller (901)
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**Please provide advanced
notice to teachers if you plan on attending tutorial sessions.
PHS SCHOOL
MISSION
Changing the
Narrative: Expect the Unexpected
PHS SCHOOL VISION
Create a school community of purpose driven,
passionate stakeholders in pursuit of excellence.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: The
fundamental purpose of Algebra I is to formalize and extend the mathematics
that students learned in the middle grades. The critical areas, organized into
units, deepen and extend understanding of linear, quadratic and exponential
relationships. The final unit using statistics to analyze data collection.
TEXTBOOK/SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES: No textbook is issued for this course.
Required/Supplemental/Parallel Texts for the
Course: No supplemental or parallel
texts are used for the course. However, www.khanacademy.com can be used for students having trouble with course
content. In addition, students will be
using www.deltamath.com for homework and practice.
MATERIALS NEEDED: Composition/Spiral
notebook for interactive notebook (look for 8 ½ by 11 in), 3-inch 3-ring binder
or folders with brads, loose-leaf paper, mechanical pencils, calculator,
colored pencils, glue sticks, and graph paper, The Texas Instruments TI-36X PRO
is the recommended calculator for this course. NOTE: Calculators on MP3 players
and cell phones CANNOT be used during class.
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
· Be Prompt
· Be Prepared
· Be Proactive
· Be Positive
· Be Polite
· and have PRIDE!
ATTENDANCE
AND MAKE-UP POLICY: It
is the student’s responsibility to obtain and submit any work missed work due
to an absence. Students are permitted the
number of excused absences plus one day to complete any missing work. After that point the work will be considered
late and will be graded accordingly.
TARDY
POLICY:
To avoid being counted tardy, students must be seated and ready for class
when the bell rings. School policy states that students may
receive detention and or an administrative referral for repeated tardies.
CELL PHONES AND
ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
As
per school policy, cell phones are not to be used during class time unless
directed by the teacher for instructional purposes. Students are allowed to bring certain
technologies to class (iPad, laptop, Kindle, etc.), but they should NOT
interfere with the teaching or learning.
GRADING
SCALE:
A -
100-90%
B - 89-80%
C - 79-74%
D – 70-73%
F -
69-Below
GRADING POLICY: Scale is based on the state of Georgia standards. At the end of the course, there will be a county mandated Final Exam.
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Category
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Weight
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Unit 1 Formative |
2%
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Unit 1 Summative |
7%
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Unit 2 Formative |
3%
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Unit 2 Summative |
9%
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Unit 3 Formative |
5%
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Unit 3 Summative |
15%
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Unit 4 Formative |
3%
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Unit 4 Summative |
11%
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Unit 5 Formative |
2%
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Unit 5 Summative |
7%
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Unit 6 Formative |
3%
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Unit 6 Summative |
8%
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EOC Exam |
20%
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Final Exam |
5%
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UNIT ASSESSMENT RETEST
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Students are allowed to retake
assessments. Students who score 69 or
below on any unit assessment can retake the assessment. The retake must be
completed within one week. Please view
the teacher’s blog for notification when the assessment will be administered.
FINAL
EXAM EXEMPTION POLICY
If students meet the criteria below, they may exempt up to 2
finals per semester. Policies do not apply to magnet or AP classes.
· Course grade must be 80 or higher in the requested course(s)
· No ISS / OSS for the requested semester
· No more than 3 excused absences in any class during the requested semester
· No unexcused absences in any
class during the requested semester
· No unexcused tardies in any
class during the requested semester
EOC
RETESTS
It is the expectation that any student who scores between 65 and
69 on an End Of Course exam retake the exam to attempt to raise their grade
regardless of their class grade.
LATE
WORK POLICY: Any late work will receive a highest possible grade of a 70
if turned in after the assignment is due.
The student will have until the unit test to turn in late work and will
receive a highest possible grade of 70.
No work will be graded after the Unit Test.
ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY:
Cheating is considered a serious
matter. Any student who is involved in cheating/plagiarism will receive a
grade of zero on the assignment, parents will be notified, and in some cases,
students will receive an administrative referral.
For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to,
the following acts:
- Copying anyone's answers to
questions, exercises, study guides, class work or homework assignments
- Taking any information verbatim
from any source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit to
the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words
as written by the author and claiming the work as his or her own, i.e.,
plagiarism.
- Looking onto another student's
paper during a test or quiz.
- Having available any study notes or
other test aids during a test or quiz without the teacher's permission.
- Collaborating on assignments when
independent work is expected
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