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 * __Monday__**

//**New Material Introduction**// (17 minutes) The students will be introduced to plotting individual points on a Cartesian plane. They will then be instructed on how to plot these points not only on graphing paper, but also on a graphing calculator. The teacher will use a smartboard to fascilitate this. Students will be called upon randomly for answers.

After being introduced to the Cartesian coordinate system, students will plot points on the smartboard with teacher direction. Students will be chosen by the teacher randomly.
 * //Smartboard Activity//** (15 minutes)

Students will be given a worksheet from the teacher with 30 (x,y) coordinates to plot. Students will plot points on graphing paper from a worksheet they will be given. After they have graphed each individually on the graphing paper, they will show the paper to the teacher to verify that all questions have been attempted. Upon instructor approval, student will take one calculator from the classroom set and will plot the points on the graphic calculator. The student will then compare their hand plotted points to those on the graphing calculator for accuracy. This assignment will be turned in to the teacher for the extra credit/participation grade on Friday's quiz. This will be worth a maximum of 2 extra credit points on the quiz.
 * //Graphing Calculator and Worksheet Activity//** (15 minutes)


 * __Tuesday__

//Review//** (10 minutes)

Students will be taught how to plot two or more points to create a line on the Cartesian coordinate system. They will then be instructed on how to plot that line not only on a graphing paper, but also a graphing calculator. The teacher will use a smartboard to facilitate this. Students will be called upon randomly for answers.
 * //New Material Introduction//** (20 minutes)

//**Graphing Calculator and Worksheet Activity**// (17 minutes) Students will be given a worksheet from the teacher with 20 sets of 3 (x,y) coordinates to graph as lines. Students will first plot the equations for lines that are given without a graphing calculator. After they have graphed each individually, they will show their paper to the teacher to verify that all questions have been attempted. Upon instructor approval, student will take one calculator from classroom set and will plot the lines on the graphic calculator, comparing thr hand plotted lines to the graphing calculator for accuracy. This assignment will be turned in to the teacher for the extra credit/participation grade on Friday's quiz. This will be worth a maximum of 3 extra credit points on the quiz.


 * Wednesday**

//**Computer Review Activity**// (10 minutes)

Students will move to the computer desks for the online math game Graph Mole. Clicking this link will open a new web page to the game. In the beginning the student should follow the tutorial and then, depending upon how confident they feel in the material, the individual student may start on whichever level they choose.

Students will remain at the computer desks and will follow the link for the online math game [|Line Gem]. Clicking the previous link will open a new web page to the game. Students should follow the tutorial and when they are ready, they should beginning. Students should remain at the computer when done until advised by the instructor to return to their desks.
 * //Computer Review Activity//** (10 minutes)

Students will return to their desks and will be introduced to the slope intercept form of a line (y = mx + b). They will be taught how to identify the slope of the equation as well as the y intercept.
 * New Material Introduction** (15 minutes)

This portion of the learning will be teacher led and students will be randomly chosen to participate. The teacher will use a smartboard to facilitate this activity as students will come to the front the class and (with some aid from their peers upon request if needed) will plot on the smartboard 3 points and the line they create. Another student will then be required to tell the equation of that line in slope intercept form.
 * //Interactive Class Activity//** (15 minutes)


 * __Thursday__

//Verbal Review//** (10 - 15 minutes as needed) The teacher will give a quick verbal review of the material taught this week. Any additional questions students have may be asked during this time.

//**Interactive Class Review for Quiz-- Basketball!!**// (Remainder of period) The class will be divided into teams of two randomly by the teacher. The teams will then take turns answering questions regarding points on a graph, lines, and the slope intercept form of an equation. Each student will choose to take either a free throw shot (graph one point) which is worth one point, a two point shot (graph a line), or a three pointer ( graph a line and give the equation in slope intercept form). The team with the most points in the end will get 1 additional point on Friday's quiz.


 * __Friday__

Quiz** (Full class period) Students will take a quiz to test their knowledge of the information that they have been taught throughout the week.

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