1) Take All Notes for EACH Section in a Spiral

Gradpoint: Geometry A

REQUIREMENTS:

1) Take all notes for EACH section in a spiral

*Show all examples with each step for each problem

*Show work for the posttests

2) Bring your spiral to me, along with this syllabus after you complete a posttest.

3) You may NOT move on to the next chapter without my signature upon completion of a chapter.

4) YOU MAY NOT TAKE A POSTTEST UNLESS YOU ARE IN MY CLASSROOM!!!

Chapter 1: Tools of Geometry

·  The Drawing Pad

·  Patterns and Inductive Reasoning

·  Drawings, Nets and Other Models

·  Points, Lines, and Planes

·  Segments, Rays, and Parallel Figures

·  Measuring Segments and Angles

·  Basic Constructions

·  The Coordinate Plane

·  Perimeter, Circumference, and Area

·  Posttest (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: SEPT. 4)

Chapter 2: Reasoning and Proof

·  Conditional Statements

·  Biconditionals and Definitions

·  Deductive Reasoning

·  Reasoning in Algebra

·  Proving Angles Congruent

·  Posttest (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: SEPT. 10)

Chapter 3: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

·  Properties of Parallel Lines

·  Proving Lines Parallel

·  Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

·  Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem

·  The Polygon Angle-Sum Theorems

·  Lines in the Coordinate Plane

·  Slopes of Lines

·  Constructing Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

·  Posttest (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: SEPT. 18)

Chapter 4: Congruent Triangles

·  Congruent Figures

·  Triangle Congruence by SSS and SAS

·  Triangle Congruence by ASA and AAS

·  Using Congruent Triangles: CPCTC

·  Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles

·  Congruence in Right Triangles

·  Using Corresponding Parts of Triangles

·  Posttest (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: SEPT. 27)

Chapter 5: Relationships within Triangles

·  Midsegments of Triangles

·  Bisectors of Triangles

·  Concurrent Lines, Medians, and Altitudes

·  Indirect Reasoning

·  Inequalities in Triangles

·  Posttest (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: OCT. 4)

Chapter 6: Quadrilaterals

·  Classifying Quadrilaterals

·  Properties of Parallelograms

·  Proving Parallelograms

·  Special Parallelograms

·  Trapezoids and Kites

·  Figures in the Coordinate Plane

·  Proofs Using Coordinate Geometry

·  Posttest (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: OCT. 11)

Chapter 7: Similarity

·  Ratios and Proportions

·  Similar Polygons

·  Proving Triangles Similar

·  Similarity in Right Triangles

·  Proportions in Triangles

·  Posttest (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: OCT. 17)

Review Test (TARGET DATE TO FINISH: OCT. 19)