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Lesson Plan for Student Achievement 2010 -2011
Teacher: Damyon Ray Course: Integrated Math II
Department: Mathematics Unit: Algebra
Date: Nov 29th – Dec 10th, 2010 Topic: Quadratics

1. What is the curriculum standard / objective?

Students will be able to factor and graph quadratic equations and solve quadratics
equations in four ways: factoring, completing the square, quadratic formula, and
graphing.
2. What do I want students to know (content & concepts) and be able to do (skills) by
the end of the lesson? (Objectives)
LESSON 1: Students will factor quadratic expressions in various ways. (Completed)
 Students will be taught how to factor trinomials, binomials and monomials.
 Students will be taught how to solve quadratic equations using factoring.
LESSON 2: Students will be able to solve quadratic equations using factoring
LESSON 3: Students will be able to solve quadratics by completing the square.
LESSON 4: Students will be able to solve equations using the quadratic formula
LESSON 5: Students will be able to graph quadratic functions using three methods.
 Axis of symmetry
 Vertex form (Completing the Square)
 Intercept form
LESSON 6: Students will be able to solve quadratic functions by graphing.
3. How will I formatively assess students’ knowledge of content, concepts and skills?
LESSON 1: Students will be formally assessed with written assignment pg. 260 #23 –
61 odd, students will come to the board to work out problems.
LESSON 2: Students will be formally assessed with written assignment pg. 261 #59,
66, 79, 22, 97 and 91 (in that order). These questions are specifically designed to
increase in difficulty to assess whether the student can transfer what they have
learned to real experiences.

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 LESSON 3: Students will be assessed with a written assignment pg. 286 #23, 27, 31,
39, 45, 47, 52, 56, 57, 85, & 87 (skill and word concepts).
LESSON 4: Students will be formally assessed by completing pg. 295 #17, 27, 40, 56,
57, & 65 – 67, 75, pg. 261 # 22, 91, and 97 (skill and word concepts).
LESSON 5: Students will do pg. 253 #17 – 19, 20, 25, 27, 30, 32, 36, & 50.
LESSON 6: Students will play Quadratics Jeopardy covering all the topics of
Quadratics. Students will complete in groups, but must answer every question and
hand in their work at the end of class.
4. How will I summatively assess students’ level of mastery of the content, concepts
and skills?
Students will be given a cumulative assessment at the end of the topic.
5. What are the key vocabulary words that I want students to be able to use during this
lesson?
LESSON 1: Monomial – an expression with only one term
Binomial – expression with two terms
Trinomial – an expression with three terms
Factoring – process to write a trinomial as a product of binomials
LESSON 2: Quadratic Function has the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a ≠ 0, this is
called the Standard form of the equation.
Zero Product Property – Let A and B be real numbers or algebraic expressions. If
AB = 0, then A = 0 or B = 0.
LESSON 3: Completing the Square – a process that allows you to write an
expression of the form x2 +bx as the square of a binomial.
LESSON 4: Quadratic Formula – Let a, b, and c be real numbers such that a = 0.
The solutions of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are:
−𝑏 ± √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎
LESSON 5: Quadratic Function has the form y =ax2 + bx + c, where a ≠0
Parabola – the U-shaped graph of a quadratic function
Vertex – the lowest and highest point on the graph of a quadratic function.
Axis of symmetry – the vertical line through the vertex that makes the graph
symmetric.
LESSON 6: N/A
6. Describe the sequences of events in the lesson. (Focus on a high level of student
engagement and remember to ask yourself if you have included the (1) Do Now
activity; (2) a Motivate and Activate activity; (3) Opportunity for movement; (4)
Reading & Writing activities; (5) Review; (6) How students will get written
information on the content, concepts and skills; (7) Checks for understanding; (8)
Gender-based activities (9) Technology (10)Research based instructional strategies;
and (11) a Closure activity.)

LESSON 2  solving Quadratic Equations by factoring

1) DO NOW – Find the value of x

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 A = lw
x(x + 3) = 40
x2 + 3x – 40 = 0
(x – 5)(x + 8) = 0
x = 5 or x = -8
Teacher will ask students to explain which value is the actual answer, 5 is
since it is positive.

1
A = 2bh
1
22 = 2(2x – 18)(x)
0 = x2 – 9x – 22
(x -11)(x + 2) = 0
x = 11 or x = -2

Teacher will ask students to explain which value is the actual answer, 11 is
since it is positive.
2) MOTIVATE AND ACTIVATE
 Students will discuss how to solve the Do Now problem and will give
methods of approach on how to solve the equation. Teacher will
review with students the correct procedures to the problem.
 Students will take notes via PowerPoint on the special patterns of
factoring and the steps to factor quadratics.
 Students will write the instructions to a verbal model
3) MOBILITY
 Students will move about in their groups.
4) READING AND WRITING
 Students will be given three challenging word problems which will
incorporate prior learning experiences and also a chance to apply the
Verbal Model approach to problem solving. Students will complete
pg. 261 # 22, 91, and 97.
5) REVIEW
 Students will review the steps to factoring during the Do Now activity
and also how to solve equations.
6) AQUIRY OF INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS
 Students will work on assignment, pg. 261 #59, 66, 79, 22, 97 and 91
(in that order).
 Students will practice various types of problems w/ assistance of a VIP
both in regular skill and drill problems and conceptual problems.
7) CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
 Students will come to the board to work out problems as a proof of
understanding and mastery of schools.
 The teacher will use go throughout the classroom and mark students
work as they move on.
 Students will be encouraged to ask questions, and teacher will ask
thought provoking questions to prompt students to think on their
own.
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 8) GENDER BASED ACTIVITIES
 When appropriate students will split into gender pairs/groups (only
four boys in the classroom)
9) TECHNOLOGY
 Students will come up and use the Promethean Board
10) RESEARCHED BASED INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Students will be expected to discover patterns and techniques via a
collaborative effort by building on their experiences together.
11) CLOSURE ACTIVITIES – Students will the review steps to solve a quadratic
equation.

LESSON 3  Completing the square

1) DO NOW – c
x + 4 = ± 8i
x = 4 + 8i or x = 4 – 8i
CLASS ACTIVITY – SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
2) MOTIVATE AND ACTIVATE – (5 min)
 Students will discuss how to solve the Do Now problem and will give
methods of approach on how to solve the equation. Teacher will
review with students the correct procedures to the problem.
 Students will review the homework assignment given over the
weekend.
 Teacher will review with students the steps to Completing the Square
3) AQUIRY OF INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS
 Students will work on assignment, pg. 286 #23, 27, 39, 45, 47, 52, 55,
57, 85, & 87 (skill and word concepts).
 Students will practice various types of problems w/ assistance of a VIP
both in regular skill and drill problems and conceptual problems.
 The teacher along with the students will complete the square of the
standard form of a quadratic equation to derive the quadratic formula,
−𝑏±√𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥= .
2𝑎
4) CLOSURE ACTIVITIES – Students will the review steps to Completing the
Square.
SUMMARY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER ENGAGEMENT DURING CLASS
5) MOBILITY
 Students will come to the Promethean Board to work out problems.
6) READING AND WRITING
7) REVIEW
 Students will review how to solve radical equations and simplify
Complex numbers in the Do Now. This will be needed when the
students start using the quadratic formula in the next lesson.
8) CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
 Students will come to the board to work out problems as a proof of
understanding and mastery of schools.
 The teacher will use go throughout the classroom and mark students
work as they move on.

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  Students will be encouraged to ask questions, and teacher will ask
thought provoking questions to prompt students to think on their
own.
9) GENDER BASED ACTIVITIES
 When appropriate students will split into gender pairs/groups (only
four boys in the classroom)
10) TECHNOLOGY
 Students will come up and use the Promethean Board
11) RESEARCHED BASED INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Students will be expected to discover patterns and techniques via a
collaborative effort by building on their experiences together.

LESSON 4  The Quadratic Formula

1) DO NOW – Solve the following equation by completing the square, ax2 + bx +

−𝑏±√𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐
c=0→𝑥= 2𝑎
CLASS ACTIVITY – SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
2) MOTIVATE AND ACTIVATE – (5 min)
 Students will discuss how to solve the Do Now problem and will give
methods of approach on how to solve the equation. Teacher will
review with students the correct procedures to the problem.
 Students will take notes from a PowerPoint Activity on the Quadratic
formula.
3) AQUIRY OF INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS
 Students will work on assignment, pg. 295 #17, 27, 40, 56, 57, & 65 –
67, 75.
 Students will practice various types of problems w/ assistance of a VIP
both in regular skill and drill problems and conceptual problems.
 Students will work on Construction Activity, pg. 261 # 22, 91, and 97
(skill and word concepts).
4) CLOSURE ACTIVITIES – Students will write out the quadratic formula (exit
ticket).
SUMMARY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER ENGAGEMENT DURING CLASS
5) MOBILITY
 Students will come to the Promethean Board to work out problems.
6) READING AND WRITING
 Students will be given three challenging word problems which will
incorporate prior learning experiences and also a chance to apply the
Verbal Model approach to problem solving. Students will complete
pg. 261 # 22, 91, and 97. Students will have the ability to solve using
the three methods given in class, factoring, completing the square, or
quadratic formula.
7) REVIEW
 Students will review how to solve quadratic equations using different
methods.
8) CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING

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  Students will come to the board to work out problems as a proof of
understanding and mastery of skills.
 The teacher will use go throughout the classroom and mark students
work as they move on.
 Students will be encouraged to ask questions, and teacher will ask
thought provoking questions to prompt students to think on their
own.
9) GENDER BASED ACTIVITIES
 When appropriate students will split into gender pairs/groups (only
four boys in the classroom)
10) TECHNOLOGY
 Students will come up and use the Promethean Board
11) RESEARCHED BASED INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Students will be expected to discover patterns and techniques via a
collaborative effort by building on their experiences together.

LESSON 5  Graphing quadratic Equations

1) DO NOW – Graph the equation y = 3x + 4 (6 min)

Students will have to find the slope of the equation, m = 3 and the intercept of
the equation b = 4 using slope-intercept form y = mx + b, students can then
use a t-table to find the rest of the points, and then plot the graph through the
points.
x -1 0 1
y 1 4 7

CLASS ACTIVITY – SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

2) MOTIVATE AND ACTIVATE – (30 min)
 Students will discuss how to solve the Do Now problem and will give
methods of approach on how to graph the linear equation. Teacher
will review with students the correct procedures to the problem.
 Teacher and students will discuss linear graphs, and will be
introduced to quadratic equations.
 Students will take notes from a PowerPoint Activity on graphing
Quadratics.
 In the PowerPoint Lesson, students will perform a concurrent activity
along with the presentation. First they will be directed to a site, to
learn the basics of graphing calculators,
http://hotmath.com/graphing_calculators/ti84_movie_index.html
 Students will then perform the Activity on pg. 249 Investigating
Parabolas.
3) AQUIRY OF INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS (14
min)
 The teacher will come and see how the graphs of the students
graphing calculators look and will compare them with his own.
 Students will continue taking notes from the PowerPoint to learn how
to graph in standard form and how to apply it in a real world context.

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  Students will work on assignment, pg. 253 #20-25 and/or complete
the assignment for homework.
 Students will come to the board to work out the problems.
4) CLOSURE ACTIVITIES – Students will find the axis of symmetry of y = x2 – 4x +
7
SUMMARY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER ENGAGEMENT DURING CLASS
5) MOBILITY
 Students will come to the Promethean Board to work out problems.
6) READING AND WRITING
 Students will be given an Activity to do in class that will require the
students to correctly read and comprehend the instructions to
effectively complete the assignment.
7) REVIEW
 Students will review how to solve quadratic equations using different
methods.
8) CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
 Students will come to the board to work out problems as a proof of
understanding and mastery of skills.
 The teacher will use go throughout the classroom and mark students
work as they move on.
 Students will be encouraged to ask questions, and teacher will ask
thought provoking questions to prompt students to think on their
own.
9) GENDER BASED ACTIVITIES
 When appropriate students will split into gender pairs/groups (only
four boys in the classroom)
10) TECHNOLOGY
 Students will come up and use the Promethean Board
11) RESEARCHED BASED INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Students will be expected to discover patterns and techniques via a
collaborative effort by building on their experiences together.

LESSON 5(A)  Graphing quadratic Equations

1) DO NOW – Does the graph of the equation y = -3x2 – x – 4 open up or down?

(6 min)
The graph opens down because a < 0.
CLASS ACTIVITY – SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
2) MOTIVATE AND ACTIVATE – (30 min)
 Students will discuss how to solve the Do Now problem and compare
it to what they learned in the previous lesson. Teacher will review
with students the correct procedures to the problem.
 Students will continue taking notes from the PowerPoint Activity on
graphing Quadratics, in this lesson the students will learn about
graphing in Vertex Form and in Intercept form.
3) AQUIRY OF INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS (14
min)

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  The teacher will show the students how to put a quadratic equation
in standard form (y = ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0) into vertex form y = a(x – h)2
+ k, a ≠ 0. The teacher will also show how transformations take place
in this form via Geometer’s Sketchpad.
 The teacher will show the students how to put a quadratic equation
in standard form (y = ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0) into Intercept form y = a(x –
p)(x – q), a ≠ 0. The teacher will show how in this form students can
find the intercepts (roots or solutions) of the equation to graph it
 Students will work on assignment, pg. 253 #17 – 19, 26, 27, 30, 32,
33, 36, & 50.
 Students will come to the board to work out the problems.
4) CLOSURE ACTIVITIES – Students will find write out the formulas for the
Vertex and Intercept form of Quadratic equations.
SUMMARY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER ENGAGEMENT DURING CLASS
5) MOBILITY
 Students will come to the Promethean Board to work out problems.
6) READING AND WRITING
 Students will be given an Activity pg. 254 # 50 to do in class that will
require the students to correctly read and comprehend the
instructions to effectively complete the assignment.
7) REVIEW
 Students will review how to solve quadratic equations using different
methods.
8) CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
 Students will come to the board to work out problems as a proof of
understanding and mastery of skills.
 The teacher will use go throughout the classroom and mark students
work as they move on.
 Students will be encouraged to ask questions, and teacher will ask
thought provoking questions to prompt students to think on their
own.
9) GENDER BASED ACTIVITIES
 When appropriate students will split into gender pairs/groups (only
four boys in the classroom)
10) TECHNOLOGY
 Students will come up and use the Promethean Board
11) RESEARCHED BASED INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Students will be expected to discover patterns and techniques via a
collaborative effort by building on their experiences together.

LESSON 6  Assessment

7. What homework assignment will I give to students?

8. (What questions do I want answered about my teaching and or student learning
during the lesson?) Reflections

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 Introduce lesson effectively

Did the students remain on-task for the duration of the lesson?

Was the opportunity provided for movement during the lesson?

Did the gender activity assist the male students?

Was opportunity for reading and writing during the lesson?

Was the closure meaningful?

Did the lesson reflect a balance of skills, conceptual understanding

and problem solving?

Were the students actively engaged in the lesson?

Were students able to make connections to other ideas in their

lives?

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