Monday 1/5

Objective

The student will review concepts covered so far in Chapter 5.

Teacher Activities

Discuss new Assignment Sheets.

Assign "Quick Review of Sections 5.1-5.5" (16 problems)

Assist students as necessary, redirecting them to their notes when possible.

Call students to the board to work problems, helping as needed.

Student Activities

Complete the Quick Review

Willingly put their work on the board for others to see and check their answers from.

Assessment/Evaluation

Quick Review of 5.1 - 5.5 (16 problems)

Academic Vocabulary

Additional Resources

Tuesday 1/6

Objective

The student will apply the Remainder Theorem

Teacher Activities

Define polynomial long division, Remainder Theorem, and synthetic division.

Complete several examples, with student participation. 

Check for student understanding, and provide extra examples as needed.

Assist students with their new assignment.

Student Activities

Write the definitions of long division and synthetic division.

Take notes over the examples and theorems.

Work on new assignment.

Assessment/Evaluation

5.5 p. 366 #s 3-19 odd (9 problems)

Academic Vocabulary

polynomial long division

synthetic division

Remainder Theorem

Factor Theorem

Additional Resources

Wednesday 1/7

Objective

The student will use theorems to factor polynomials.

Teacher Activities

Display bellwork

Take attendance

Collect yesterday’s homework

Discuss Factor Theorem

Complete several examples with student participation

Check for student understanding

Provide extra examples as needed

Assist students with their new assignment

Student Activities

Complete bellwork

Take Cornell notes

Participate in discussion

Work on new assignment

Assessment/Evaluation

 5.5 p. 366 #s 21-37 odd, 41, 42, 49, 51, 57-59 (16 problems)

Academic Vocabulary

 Synthetic division

Remainder Theorem

Factor Theorem

Additional Resources

Thursday 1/8

Objective

The student will find all real zeroes of a polynomial function.

Teacher Activities

Display bellwork

Take attendance

Display answers to yesterday’s homework

Collect yesterday’s homework

Discuss Rational Zero Theorem

Complete several examples with student participation

Check for student understanding

Provide extra examples as needed

Assist students with their new assignment

Student Activities

Complete bellwork

Grade own homework

Take Cornell notes

Participate in discussion

Work on new assignment

Assessment/Evaluation

5.6 p. 374 #s 5-21 odd, 30-36 even, 54, 57, 62 (16 problems)

Academic Vocabulary

Zero of a function

Constant term

Leading coefficient

Rational Zero Theorem

Additional Resources

Friday 1/9

Objective

The student will classify the zeros of polynomial functions.

Teacher Activities

Display bellwork

Take attendance

Display answers to yesterday’s homework

Collect yesterday’s homework

Discuss the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Complete several examples with student participation

Check for student understanding

Provide extra examples as needed

Assist students with their new assignment

Student Activities

 Complete bellwork

Grade own homework

Take Cornell notes

Participate in discussion

Work on new assignment

Assessment/Evaluation

 5.7 p. 383 #s 4-12, 20-23, 70, 73, 74 (16 problems)

Academic Vocabulary

 Repeated solution

The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Additional Resources