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1. The Course Organizer Teacher(s): Student: Time: Course Dates: This Course: Algebra I is about Course Questions: Burris Course Standards: • Prerequisites: • Algebra I is a course designed for students who have successfully completed Pre-Algebra at the middle school level. • Attendance & Required Materials: • Daily attendance • Textbook(in class) • Workbook • Three ring binder, • Loose leaf paper • Pencils • TI 84 graphing calculator (provided) • Suggested Additional Resources: • Colored pencils or Highlighters • Ruler • http://tazewell.k12.va.us/web/tcths • http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/index.html • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/ released_tests/index.shtml • http://tazewell.k12.va.us/sites/sols.htm Using properties and modeling to solve equations and inequalities. Applications will include functions and statistics • How are order of operations and algebriac properties used to evaluate algebraic expressions and equations? • How do you express a radical expression in simpliest radical form? • How do you use field properties of real numbers and properties of equality to solve equaions and inequalities? • How do you use an equation written in slope intercept form to graph a line? • How are systems of equations and systems of inequalities used to solve and graph real-world application problems? • What are functions and how do you determine if a relation is a function or not? • What are the exponent rules and how are they used to simplify expressions? • What does FOIL mean in terms of multiplying polynomials? • How do you factor a polynomial into its own factors and how do these factors relate to its solution? • What is a quadratic function and how do you determine its zeros? • How do you analyze a set of data using the mean, standard deviation, mean absolute deviation, variance and z-scores?

2. Algebra I Course Map This Course: Student: includes Performance Options Community Principles Learning Rituals Homework Assessments Class Discussion Course Organizer FRAME QER & Content Mastery Lecture Notes Manipulatives Unit Organizer Teacher Web Page Consistency Dedication Accountability Integrity Respect Encouragement Professionalism Member of a Team Empathy • Extra Credit • Projects • Notes on Website • Tutoring • Peer Tutoring Critical Concepts Algebraic Concepts Statistics Radical Quadratic Equations Polynomials Graphing Systems Factoring Expressions Variation Exponents Inequalities Statistics Simplifying Radicals Quadratic Equations Learned in these Units One Variable Equations Factoring One Variable Inequalities and Graphing Polynomials Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities Functions and Linear Equations