Geometry
Lithia Springs High School – Academic Year 2017-2018

Instructor: Blake PattilloEmail: Room: P1

Instructor: Donna PittmanEmail: om: P2

School Website: tinyurl.com/lithiaspringshigh
School Number: 770.651.6700

Classroom Number: 770.651.6787

Course Description

  • Geometry is the second course in a sequence of three required high school courses (Algebra I, Geometry & Algebra II) designed to ensure career and college readiness. This course broadens the geometric concepts in conjunction with algebraic topics from prior grades. The curriculum is systematically broken down into content standards that deepen and extend understanding of congruence, similarity, right triangles, and trigonometry, circles, expressing geometric properties with equations, geometric measurement and dimension, modeling with geometry, conditional probability and the rules of probability. More specifically, the students will experiment with transformations within a specific plane. Students will prove geometric theorems and make geometric constructions. Students will also understand the relationships with special right triangles and the use of trigonometric ratios to solve problems. In addition, students will develop a deeper understanding of circles and their relationship with segments. Students will use volume formulas to solve problems and apply geometric concepts in modeling situations. The Mathematical Practice Standards apply throughout each course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. To view the standards that will be explored this year please visit

Course Policies

  • Transfer of Students’ Averages and Report Card Nine Week Averages: The teacher will assign each grade in the grade book with the students’ transfer average.
  • Attendance: Attendance is an extremely important part of this class. A student’s success in Geometry (as well as any other class), is contingent upon his/her being present. A student cannot be successful if he/sheis absent frequently. In the case of an absence, students must adhere to LSHS Attendance.
  • Tardiness: All students are expected to be in class before the tardy bell rings, otherwise, he/she is considered tardy. If a student is tardy, he/she must adhere to LSHS Tardy Policy.
  • Make-up Work for Excused Absences: Students are responsible for their own learning. Students, who are absent, are responsible to come after school to complete any missed assignments. (Test, quizzes, classwork assignments, etc.) Failure to complete before deemed deadline will result in a non-replaceable zero. The deadline will usually be during the middle of the following unit.
  • Make-up (or “do-overs”) for assignments will be given based upon teacher’s choice or preference.
  • Late Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted if turned in within 3 days. Ten points will be deducted for late work. After five days, the assignment will be accepted, but the assignment grade will be an ‘F’. If the assignment is not turned in, a grade of zero will be given.
  • Academic Honesty: Study groups on homework assignments outside of class are permitted and encouraged as long as it is used as a learning method. However, cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of poor academic conduct are not tolerated. Summative and Formative Assessments are designed to measure levels of mastery and must be the individual’s product. Breaches of this policy will result in consequences including (but not limited to) a grade of zero on the assignment to a discipline referral – based on teacher’s discretion.
  • Incomplete Grades: Incompletes are awarded to students who did not complete their End of Course Test upon finishing the course, did not complete their final exam, and/or have major grades missing due to an unexpected absence or illness. For EOCTs, incompletes will be converted to a numeric grade once the student completes the EOCT or the student is given numerous opportunities to take the test and a zero is awarded for the EOCT score. For missing exams or major grades, students have ten days to complete the missing items.
  • Retesting: Students may be provided an opportunity to retest on certain assignments based upon teacher’s choice or preference.
  • Grade Appeal: A student/parent has 5 business days from the date report cards are issued to appeal the final grade. The building principal’s decision is final.

*Any course policy may be altered or waived based on the teacher’sand/or building level administrator’s discretion.

Lithia Springs High School “House Rules”

• Always be on time and prepared to learn.
• Passes will not be issued during the last 10 minutes of class.
• Hats, hoods, headbands, and/or head garments of any kind are not to be worn in the school building.
• Electronic devices, including phones, iPods, ear buds, etc., are not permitted during the school day. All electronic devices must remain turned off and out of sight or they may be confiscated. Confiscated items will only be returned to legal parent/guardian.
• Please stay in your class and in your seat until the bell rings.
• Thank you for helping with assisting in keeping our high school clean by picking up around your area and throwing your trash away. This is particularly vital in the cafeteria area.

Discipline Protocol

Minor misconduct (level one offenses – such as missing ID badges, insubordination, etc.) will follow below plan:

1st Offense: Department Detention and Parent Contact
2nd Offense: Department Detention and Parent Contact

3rd Offense: Department Detention and Parent Contact

4th Offense: Discipline Referral

Major offenses (level two or three offenses) will receive an automatic discipline referral.

*See the Student Handbook for any other school-wide policies.

Course Expectations

  • Come to class prepared and ready to learn with notebook, supplies, andassignments.
  • Stay focused and on task – getting out of focus leads to misunderstanding, confusion, anddistraction.
  • Be ready to participate – ask questions, explain thoughts andideas.
  • Assignments are to be completed ontime.
  • Sharpen your study skills. You will need to study/reviewDAILY.
  • Set high goals for yourself and put forth your best effort to attainthem.
  • Take advantage of our help and your peers’ help. The best chance for success is to get involved in a studygroup.
  • Attendance to class is vital. Each day we will be learning new material/sharpening oldmaterial.

Course Goal

The course goal is to effectively prepare you to take geometry related courses in 11th and 12th grade. Thecourse also gives you the level of rigor required to pass the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) with at leasta 70 at the end of the academic year. The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is a statewidestandardized assessment comprised of questions geared towards material learned throughout academic year. The purposeof theexaminationistoassess“specificcontent knowledgeand skill”.Studentswillbeencouraged toprepareand do wellontheGeorgiaMilestonesAssessment Systemtest allyearround –theexaminationis20%ofcourseaverage.

Mathematics Department Grading Policy

Grading Plan

50% - Summative Evaluations: Common District Assessments, Common Unit Assessments, Teacher Generated Assessments, Quizzes, Projects

30% - Formative Evaluations: Homework Assignments, Daily Assignments, Quizzes

20% - End of Course Comprehensive Examination: Georgia Milestones Assessment System examination or Student Learning Objectives examination

Minimum Number of Grades – A minimum of 18 grades per 9 weeks.

Student Evaluations

1. Homework will be assigned almost daily and checked for completeness. Upon instructor’s discretion, certain homework assignments may be collected and graded for accuracy. Daily Assignments are usually given after every concept or topic. These assignments will be graded for accuracy. During each 9 week period there should be at least 8 but no more than 19 homework and daily assignments depending on mathematics course level.

2.Quizzes will be given at teacher discretion to assess student success and upon completion of unit to determine student readiness for common district assessments and common unit assessments. Throughout the academic school year, there should be at least 10 but no more than 24 quizzes depending on mathematics course level.

3. Common District Assessments(CDAs)are unit tests that are created by the Douglas County School System to provide a consistent measure of student progress across the county. Throughout the academic school year, there should be at least 5 but no more than 12 common district assessments depending on mathematics course level.Douglas County Schools has established an assessment plan to provide a consistent measure of student progress across the county. Each subject has common district assessments (CDA’s) that students are required to take as part of their assessment grades. The CDA scores will be counted as a regular test grade.

4. Common Unit Assessments are unit tests created by instructors in the mathematics department. Throughout the academic school year, there should be at least 5 but no more than 12 common unit assessments depending on mathematics course level.

5. End of Course Comprehensive Exams:

a)Georgia Milestones Assessment System is a comprehensive exam provided by the Georgia Department of Education to assess student content knowledge and skill in the course. This exam will be given at the end of the academic school year to selected mathematics courses.

b)Student Learning Objective is a comprehensive exam provided by the Georgia Department of Education and Douglas County School System given at the end of the academic school year to those mathematics courses that will not be assessed by the Georgia Milestones Assessment System.

Grading Scale

A: 100 – 90

B: 89 – 80

C: 79 – 71

D: 70

F: below 70

Note: Administrators and department heads will keep a syllabus in their files for each teacher that explains in more detail their classroom philosophy, expectations, and protocol.

Course Schedule

Unit 1: Transformations in the Coordinate Plane

Unit 2: Similarity, Congruence, and Proofs

Unit 3: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Midterm Exam(TBA) – Week of December

Unit 4: Circles and Volume

Unit 5: Geometric and Algebraic Connections

Unit 6: Applications of Probability

Final Exam (TBA) – Week of May

*This course schedule dates are tentative and are subject to change.

Course Material List

3 ring binder with a divider for each unit

Regular pencils & colored pencils, erasers, highlighters

Course Resources

ThecourseblogforGeometry canbeaccessed byclickingonmynameontheschoolwebsite. This blog consist of information that pertains to the course such as announcements, homeworkassignments, concept notes, class information,etc.

Note: This blog will be a helpful tool for students who are absent from class. However, it should not be used asa substitute for not attendingclass.

The following are great resources to check out for extrahelp:

Tutoring

Tutoring sessions will be held weekly after school on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:55-4:30.

Syllabus Verification for Geometry

Mr. Blake Pattillo, Instructor

Mrs. Donna Pittman, Instructor

You may view the syllabus and any other information via the school’s website. Go to Lithia Springs High School main website, find my name on the school staff link, and then click on forms.

You may also contact me at anytime throughout the semester for a copy of the syllabus if you would like a hard copy. Your child has been made aware that paper copies of the syllabus are available.

Please sign and return entire page.

I, ______(print student name) agree to the standards and rules set forth by the syllabus for this course and comply with the video statement above.

I, ______(print parent/guardian name) agree to the standards and rules set forth by the syllabus for this course and comply with the video statement above.

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