Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Angles and Parallelograms

Name: Jessica Wightman

Content Area: Mathematics II

Grade Level: 9th-10th grade

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

G-CO.9: Prove theorems about lines and angles. Theorems include: vertical angles are congruent; when a transversal
crosses parallel lines, alternate interior angles are congruent and corresponding angles are congruent; points on a
perpendicular bisector of a line segment are exactly those equidistant from the segments endpoints.
G-CO.11: Prove theorems about parallelograms. Theorems include: opposite sides are congruent, opposite angles are
congruent, the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other, and conversely, rectangles are parallelograms with
congruent diagonals.
[Focus on validity of underlying reasoning while using variety of ways of writing proofs.]
Big Ideas:
In this unit, students will create a solid foundation of knowledge about lines, angles, and parallelograms and be comfortable
using known facts and theorems. Students will finish the unit understanding that, more often than not, there are multiple ways
to prove a statement.

Unit Goals and Objectives:

1. Be able to state why each theorem learned is true (either in proof or oral format).
2. Readily apply newly learned theorems to solve problems.
3. Understand the intuition and logic behind discussed theorems and ideas.

Unit Summary:
In this unit, we will be investigating, as you can guess, angles and parallelograms. We will learn a variety of theorems that will
enable us to confidently state facts and utilize those facts in solving real-world problems. Highlights of theorems included in this
unit are: the vertical angle theorem, the opposite sides and angles of a parallelogram are congruent, and much more! Students
will be able to prove specified theorems. Students will also gain important critical thinking skills and be able to showcase those
skills during assignments and group discussions.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:

Survey- What do we know about

proof already?

Formative:

Theorem Quiz- State the major

theorems please!

Notebook Check- Is your notebook

filled out and are your proofs
correct?

Homework Assignment- Time to

start applying what youve in class
at home!

Discovery Crossword- Lets

remember the vocabulary weve
learned so far

Summative:

Group Presentations- You and your

group will present on one of the
major theorems presented in class
and solve several examples for the
class. Youre the experts now!

Unit Exam- You will be tested on

the entire unit.

Lesson 1
Student Learning
Objective:
1. Be able to
identify parts
of a proof and
understand
why logic is
necessary.
2. Be able to
state why each
theorem
learned is true
(either in proof
or oral format).

Acceptable Evidence:
1. Students will
answer
questions in
the Guided
Notes correctly
and be able to
write down a
complete and
accurate proof
of important
statements
(i.e., in their
Guided Notes
and Proof
Books).
2. Students will

Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction

Lesson Activities:
The very first activity in this unit is a survey that is
administered online before a class on this unit has occurred.
The second activity is a teacher lecture with Guided Notes
completed by the students. In this activity, the teacher and
students work through the lecture and Guided Notes
together, often collaborating and discussing ideas with
partners. For homework after this lesson, students will copy
specified proofs in their Proof Books to keep an organized
notebook of important theorems and their proofs. Their
Guided Notes will be turned in, graded, and handed back;
and their Proof Books will be collected and commented on
periodically throughout the year.
Students will also receive a Discovery Crossword Puzzle for
homework to review vocabulary. The Group Presentation
project will be assigned at the beginning of the unit to
ensure students have adequate time to work on the project.

also be able to
share their
reasoning with
the class
and/or each
other (i.e.,
during the
class
discussion).
Lesson 2
Student Learning
Objective:
1. Be able to use
the GeoGebra
online
application
correctly.
2. Be able to
make
conjectures
and prove the
statements
that are
correct.

Acceptable Evidence:
1. Emailed
diagrams are
correct and
constructed as
directed.
2. Correct
completion of
the GeoGebra
worksheet will
display all
conjectures
and proofs of
the correct
statements.

Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction

Lesson Activities:
In the second lesson, students will complete a webquest
using the GeoGebra online application. Students will
complete a directed drawing diagram and answer questions
that lead students to important theorems in geometry. After
checking in with the teacher, students will work together to
prove the statements that are true. Students will receive
homework problems that utilize the theorems in order to
solve geometry problems.

Acceptable Evidence:
1. Correct
completion of
the Graphic
Organizer
Assignment
requires
students to get
into groups
and create two
different
proofs for

Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction

Lesson Activities:
In the last lesson, students will receive four statements
about parallelograms. In groups, students will select one
theorem to prove. Students will then choose to either come
up with another way to prove the same theorem, or students
will prove the converse to their selected theorems. Students
will write up each proof formally and present a poster that
contains an outline of each proof. Students will then
informally present their posters, and acquire proofs from the
other groups for their Proof Books.
In the following days, students will present their Group
Project presentations. The day after all presentations are
finished, the comprehensive unit exam will be taken.

Lesson 3
Student Learning
Objective:
1. Understand
that theorems
may be proved
in more than
one way and
that some
theorems are
true in the
converse
direction.

2. Understand
the difference
in academic
language
between a
formal proof
and an outline
of a proof.
Unit Resources:

newly
presented
theorems.

http://www.freemathhelp.com/feliz-congruent-triangles.html This website is a great summary on congruent triangles.

http://www.freemathhelp.com/feliz-parallelograms.html This website is a great summary on parallelograms.
http://www.freemathhelp.com/angles.html This website is a great summary on types of angles.
http://www.freemathhelp.com/feliz-parallel-lines.html This website is a great summary on parallel lines.
http://web.geogebra.org/app/# This is a great website that will allow you to build and print out diagrams that you create. We will use
this app for one of our lessons.

Useful Websites:
http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/geometry/gpb/theorems.htm - theorems about triangles (list)
http://www.wolframalpha.com/ This website will be great for searching for definitions of our terms for this unit.
http://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/math/geometry This website provides numerous lessons on topics we will be covering this
unit. If you're having trouble with a concept and want to look online for answers, go to this link and look around until you find the lesson
you're looking for.
http://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/math/geometry/introduction/two_column_proofs This short article gives an excellent summary
on the format of two-column proofs and some tips to help you with proving statements.
https://www.khanacademy.org/ This website provides thousands of videos on many different mathematical (and other subject) topics.
Search here for a video that will provide a step-by-step instruction.