Mrs. Julie Ianno jianno@gcasd.

org
GAHS Room 104 website mrsianno.weebl!.com
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Algebra II S!llabus
Mission Statement:
,o create and -ro.ide o--ortunities /or all students to become li/elong learners and -roducti.e
citi0ens.
Prerequisite/Course Description:
Algebra II
1rere2uisite Success/ul com-letion o/ Geometr! or a 345 or better in Algebra I
6m-7asis in Algebra II is -laced u-on understanding and de.elo-ing t7e s8ills and /undamentals
o/ Algebra I. ,o attain a 7ig7 degree o/ com-etence9 accurac! in algebraic tec7ni2ues becomes
increasingl! im-ortant. ,7e student is taug7t to de.elo- e2uations to re-resent relations7i-s
between gi.en /acts. ,7e course is also designed to increase t7e student:s interest /or /urt7er
stud! in mat7ematics. It is suggested t7at Geometr! be ta8en be/ore Algebra II /or students
desiring to ta8e t7e 4ollege ;oard SA, test. ,7e use o/ gra-7ing calculators is em-7asi0ed.
List of Topics:
< Sol.ing =irst >egree 62uations
< ?iteral 62uations
< Sol.ing =irst >egree Ine2ualities
< Sol.ing Rational 62uations
< Rules o/ 6+-onents @ Radicals
< =actoring
< Sol.ing Auadratic 62uations
< Sol.ing Radical 62uations
< ?ines
< S!stems o/ 62uations
< =unctions
Textbook:
Algebra )9 Glencoe McGraw'Hill ")010$
Materials:
a noteboo8 and a /older wit7 -oc8ets BR a binder
-encils C it is best to do mat7 in -encil
a calculator
Class Expectations:
1. Arri.e on time and -re-ared to wor8.
). Res-ect !oursel/ and ot7ers.
Procedures:
,!-ical 4lass Routine
1. >ail! warm'u- C Re.iew or -re.iew o/ course content com-leted in warm'u- /older.
). Go o.er 7omewor8 C Alwa!s do !our 7omewor8D And c7ec8 !our 7omewor8D ,7at:s w7en
you /ind out w7et7er or not you 8now 7ow to do t7e mat7DD
(. ?earn new material C ?isten9 -a! attention9 ta8e notes9 and as8 2uestionsD
4. 1ractice C 1ractice is t!-icall! done in student'selected small grou-s. As8 2uestions i/ !ou
need 7el-D Assignments not com-leted during class usuall! become 7omewor8.
%. 4losure C Summar!9 wra-'u-9 reminders9 etc.
Gradin Scale:
A &0'100
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Po!erSc"ool:
1owerSc7ool can be accessed t7roug7 t7e GAS> website and -ro.ides -arents and students wit7
)4F# access to t7e student:s grades. I/ !ou do not 8now !our usernameF-assword or are 7a.ing
trouble wit7 1owerSc7ool9 -lease contact t7e tec7nolog! 7el-des8 at #1#'%&#'())* e+t. *0&00. I
t!-icall! u-date grades on Gednesda!s.
#ome!ork:
Homewor8 will count as 10H o/ !our course grade. It is graded /or com-leteness9 not accurac!.
It is wort7 ( -oints and !ou ma! recei.e -artial credit "( com-lete9 ) more t7an 7al/9 1 less t7an
7al/9 0 none$. Homewor8 will be c7ec8ed and gone o.er e.er! time it is assigned. ,7ere will be
no 7omewor8 on =rida!s.
$ui%%es/Tests:
,7e remaining &0H o/ !our grade will be com-rised o/ 2ui00es "including warm'u- c7ec8s$ and
tests. Aui00es and tests will alwa!s be announced. Students can e+-ect at least one 2ui0 during
eac7 unit and a unit test at t7e end o/ t7e unit. A stud! guide is included in eac7 c7a-ter class
wor8 -ac8et recei.ed t7e da! we start t7e unit.
Aui00es will be returned and ma! be 8e-t to re.iew /or t7e test. ,ests will be returned and
discussed during class and t7en 7anded bac8 in to maintain test integrit!. 47a-ter assessments
are also used b! t7e teac7er /or data anal!sis to guideFdirect instruction.
&inal Exam:
,7ere will be a cumulati.e /inal e+am at t7e end o/ t7e course t7at will count as 1F# o/ t7e
students: semester grade I)"M4$ J )"M%$ J )"M*$ J =K.
'bsences:
Students are res-onsible /or ma8ing u- all assignments missed during an absence /rom sc7ool.
Lou will 7a.e t7e same number o/ da!s !ou were absent to ma8e u- t7e missing wor8. 1lease
re/er to !our class wor8F7omewor8 calendar /or details.
Extra #elp:
Arrangements can be made to sta! a/ter sc7ool during t7e acti.it! -eriod /or e+tra 7el-
/rom t7e teac7er.
1eer tutoring is a.ailable t7roug7 Student Ser.ices. See Mrs. 6.eretts /or more
in/ormation.
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