Today we went over the worksheet 5.4 and any qusetions from HW #12. Then we took the quiz 5.4. It was longer than Ms. Bogart expected. Students were allowed to work all the way through lunch and take their lunch afterwards.
The last part of class was spent working on the review assignment. I checked to make sure everyone had started it. I showed some answers. I passed out the first test of the year so that students could see where those questions were on the review and what would not be on the review.
I also recorded names of those who are exempting the final and approved all of those.
Have the entire review finished by the next class. I will take a grade.
I will have more practice in class next time.
Students who are taking the final need to sit together near the front. We have work to do. The test is not that easy. We need to talk strategies and do some extra practice.
I worked the final myself and it took me about 35 minutes. It is not short. I did discover a version that has some problems that are not on your review. We got that rectified. I made one mistake and it was a sloppy one (failed to put a negative sign on a quadrant 4 triangle). I am most concerned about the problems where you "stick it in the calculator and there is the answer". Those require THINKING!!!
Posted below: answers to the final review. My work. There may be mistakes. Let me know if you find one.
If you need to get to the original copy, scroll down.
The last part of class was spent working on the review assignment. I checked to make sure everyone had started it. I showed some answers. I passed out the first test of the year so that students could see where those questions were on the review and what would not be on the review.
I also recorded names of those who are exempting the final and approved all of those.
Have the entire review finished by the next class. I will take a grade.
I will have more practice in class next time.
Students who are taking the final need to sit together near the front. We have work to do. The test is not that easy. We need to talk strategies and do some extra practice.
I worked the final myself and it took me about 35 minutes. It is not short. I did discover a version that has some problems that are not on your review. We got that rectified. I made one mistake and it was a sloppy one (failed to put a negative sign on a quadrant 4 triangle). I am most concerned about the problems where you "stick it in the calculator and there is the answer". Those require THINKING!!!
Posted below: answers to the final review. My work. There may be mistakes. Let me know if you find one.
If you need to get to the original copy, scroll down.
precal_review_answers.pdf |