Teacher: Heather Narwich
Grade Level: 8th
I. Content and Standards
M8.C.2: Identify and/or apply concepts of transformations or symmetry. *
* This is the goal of the unit
M8.C.3.1: Plot and/or identify ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.
II. Prerequisites
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Students will be familiar with the coordinate plane
III. Instructional Objective
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to
1. Plot points on a coordinate plane
2. Use new vocabulary related to the coordinate plane
3. Construct and label a coordinate plane on graph paper
IV. Instructional Procedures: BDA
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Students will complete and turn in an “entrance ticket”
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Notes, vocabulary, and examples will be given from Smart Board
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Students will “pass the pen” and label parts of the coordinate plane on the Smart Board
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Students will construct and label coordinate planes on their graph paper. Emphasis will
be on organization and neatness!
V. Materials and Equipment
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“Entrance ticket”
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Smart board with pre-written notes
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Graph paper
VI. Assessment/Evaluation
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“Entrance ticket” – not graded
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Informal assessment of participation
VII. Accommodations or Modifications
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VIII.
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Notes are printed out for students with IEPs
Technology
The Smart board will be used to give notes and examples
IX. Self-Assessment
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I will collect students' entrance tickets in the beginning of class so I know which
concepts to focus on during my lesson and for future lessons