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Week 1

|| **Wednesday Day 1: Introduction to the course and housekeeping** || **Big Ideas / Questions** || **State Standards** || **Assignments / Documents** || || 1) Pass out student information cards. These will be used to assign seats. 2) Introduction from Mr. Simons. 3) Hand out the syllabus and go over it. Have students' parents sign and bring back syllabus. 4) Hand out the 'tell us about yourself' dice. 5) Let students know about next class' diagnostic assessment. 6) Hand out textbooks to students. They will check out a home copy of their book. || What is geometry and why do we use it? What is our background? ||  || Bring back syllabus with parent / guardian's signature as well as your own signature.
 * **Periods**
 * 1 and 5

[|Introduction sheet] [|Syllabus]

[|Book check-out list]

[|Lesson plan] ||

|| **Friday Day 3: Diagnostic and debriefing** || **Big Ideas / Questions** || **State Standards** || **Assignments / Documents** || || 1) Hand out the Geometry Readiness test. Have the class work on the odd numbered problems: 1, 3, 5....43, 45. This should take about 50 minutes. 2) Go over various problems from the test. Have students verbally describe the reasoning behind their work. This will comprise the next 30-40 minutes of class. 3) Have a short discussion of chapter 1-1 on patterns and inductive reasoning. This will comprise the remaining 20-30 minutes of class. || <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0)">What do we already know? What do we need to practice? || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255)">General understanding of the California Algebra standards. Geometry 1.0) Students demonstrate understanding by identifying and giving examples of undefined terms, axioms, theorems, and inductive and deductive reasoning. || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255)">[|Homework] [|Lesson plan]
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">**Periods**
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">1 and 5

[|Supplemental: Euler bridge problem] ||