LearningGoals

LearningGoal

CommonCoreAlignment

Blooms

LG1:Studentswill
understandthatslope
isanumberthat
describes
boththe
directionandthe
steepnessoftheline.

CommonCoreStandardsAlignment:
Comprehension
Content:
Mathematics
Grade:
Grade8
Domain:
Expressionsandequations
Cluster:
Understandtheconnectionsbetween
proportionalrelationships,lines,andlinearequations.
Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.6
Usesimilartrianglestoexplainwhytheslopemisthe
samebetweenanytwodistinctpointsonanonvertical
lineinthecoordinateplanederivetheequationy=mx
foralinethroughtheoriginandtheequation
y
=
mx
+
b
foralineinterceptingtheverticalaxisat
b
.

LG2:Studentswill
understandthatthe
yintercept
ofalineis
thevalueofyatthe
pointwheretheline
crossestheyaxis.

CommonCoreStandardsAlignment:
Comprehension
Content:
Mathematics
Grade:
Grade8
Domain:
Expressionsandequations
Cluster:
Understandtheconnectionsbetween
proportionalrelationships,lines,andlinearequations.
Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.6
Usesimilartrianglestoexplainwhytheslopemisthe
samebetweenanytwodistinctpointsonanonvertical
lineinthecoordinateplanederivetheequationy=mx
foralinethroughtheoriginandtheequation
y
=
mx
+
b
foralineinterceptingtheverticalaxisat
b
.

LG3:Studentswill
knowhowtoidentify
theyinterceptand
slopein
slopeinterceptformy
=mx+b.Studentswill
knowhowtograph
linearequationsin
slopeinterceptform.

CommonCoreStandardsAlignment:
Content:
Mathematics
Grade:
Grade8
Domain:
Expressionsandequations
Cluster:
Understandtheconnectionsbetween
proportionalrelationships,lines,andlinearequations.
Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.5
Graphproportionalrelationships,interpretingtheunit
rateastheslopeofthegraph

Application

Synthesis

LG1:
Studentswillunderstandthatslopeisanumberthatdescribes
boththedirectionandthesteepness
oftheline.

Theconceptofslopeisverynewforthemajorityofthestudents.Someofthemmayhavebeen
introducedtoitontheprogramALEKS(AssessmentandLEarninginKnowledgeSpaces)thatis
explainedintheCFA.Whenaskedtoexplainwhattheyknowaboutslopeonthepreassessment15
studentsleftitblankorhadthewrongidea.Twostudentsknewexactlywhatslopeisandtwostudents
partiallyknewwhatslopeis.Itwasevidentthatthistopicwascompletelynewtomystudentsandwe
wouldbeginwithlearningaboutslope.
BloomsTaxonomyforLG1:
Thislearninggoalalignswithcomprehensionbecausestudentswillbegraspingthemeaningof
slope.Studentsaregoingtocomprehendanddiscussthisnewconceptanddiscoverwaystointerpretthe
meaningofit.Studentswillrelateslopetoaspectsoftheirliveslikeskiing,hiking,andridingabike.This
willhelpstudentscomprehendtheideaofslopeandtostartconceptualizehowitrelatedtographing.

LG2:

Studentswillunderstandthattheyintercept
ofalineisthevalueofyatthepointwheretheline
crossestheyaxis.
Studentsprobablyhavenoknowledgeonintercepts.Onthepreassessment,twostudentswere
abletocorrectlydescribewhattheyinterceptisandtheremainingseventeenstudentsdidnotexplainit
correctlyorleftthequestionblank.Alotofclasstimewillbespentlearningabouttheyintercept.
Studentsclearlydonotknowaboutintercepts,whethertheyhaveseenthempreviouslyornot.Thiswill
alsobeanimportantconceptforstudentstoconceptuallyunderstandwhenintroducedtozeroand
undefinedslopes.
BloomsTaxonomyforLG2:
Thislearninggoalalignswithcomprehensionbecausethestudentswillbelearningabout
intercepts.Theywillbediscussingandinterpretingwhataninterceptis,specificallytheyintercept.
Studentswillbeabletodiscoverwhattheyinterceptiswhenreferringtographing.

LG3
:
Studentswillknowhowtoidentifytheyinterceptandslopeinslopeinterceptformy=mx+b.
Studentswillknowhowtographlinearequationsinslopeinterceptform.
Themajorityofthelessonwillbefocusedonidentifyingslopeandyinterceptofalinear
equationinslopeinterceptform.Followingthis,studentswilllearnhowtographlinearequationsinslope
interceptform.Fivestudentswereabletographalinearequationonthepreassessmentand14students
leftitblankordiditincorrectly.Twostudentswereabletoidentifytheslopeandyinterceptofthelinear
equationinslopeinterceptform.Allofthelessonswillbeheavilycenteredaroundthislearninggoal
becauseitsextremelyimportantandthestudentswillbeveryoverwhelmedwiththisbrandnewconcept.
BloomsTaxonomyforLG3:
Thislearninggoalalignswithtwolevels:applicationandsynthesis.Studentswillbeapplying
whattheyhavelearnedinanewway.Withafoundationalknowledgeofslopeandyintercept,students
willbegintolearnhowtoidentifytheseinlinearequationsinslopeinterceptform.Synthesiswillbe
appliedwhenstudentsgraphlinearequations.