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Six Point Lesson Plan

Subject: Mathematics 8th Grade Teacher: Mr. Rolando D. Gloria Jr. Date: October 19 - 23, 2009

Six Point Monday/Tuesday Wednesday/Thursday Friday

Focus & Review Understanding Slope Using the y-intercept (y=mx+b) teacher workday
Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 3 Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 3

For warm up activity answer the For warm up activity answer the
check skills you’ll need. check skills you’ll need.

Statement of Objectives At the end of the lesson the students At the end of the lesson the teacher workday
will be able to: students will be able to:
1. find the slope of a line from a
graph; 1. graph an equation in slope-
2. find the slope of a line from the intercept form
table; and 2. write an equation for a line
3. find the slope of a line given two
points

Teacher Input Teach in class: Teach in class: teacher workday

1. New vocabulary 1. New vocabulary
a. slope a. y - intercept
b. slope of a line b. slope-intercept form
2. Finding a slope from: 2. Graphing an equation in slope-
a. graph intercept form.
b. table 3. Writing equation of a line from
c. given two points the graph.

Guided Practice Show illustrative examples and
discuss the solution on the board
using the problems in;
a. www.pearsonsucceccnet.com
b. www.schoolmathprep.com
Show illustrative examples and teacher workday
discuss the solution on the board
using the problems in;
a. www.pearsonsucceccnet.com
b. www.schoolmathprep.com

Ask the students to go to the board Ask the students to go to the board
and discuss their work on the and discuss their work on the
assigned problems. assigned problems.
 Six Point Monday/Tuesday Wednesday/Thursday Friday

Independent Practice The students will do the interactivity The students will do the interactivity teacher workday
exploration on slope in the online exploration on slope and writing
book. equations in the online book.

Let the students answer the
worksheet on slope of a line.
Selected problems on the book will
also be assigned and for additional
examples use the check for
understanding problems.
Let the students answer the
worksheet on slope and graph of a
line.
Selected problems on the book will
also be assigned and for additional
examples use the check for
understanding problems.

Closure & Materials A. Ticket Outdoor: A. Ticket Outdoor: teacher workday

Describe the following slopes. Describe the following:

1. positive 1. slope
2. negative 2. y - intercept
3. zero 3. slope-intercept form
4. undefined
B. Materials:
B. Materials: 1. online book
1. online book 2. slope worksheet
2. slope worksheet 3. Quiz: finding slope of a line
3. Quiz: finding slope of a line 4. internet access
4. internet access