Morgan Mylod Greg Bowers

9/28/16 10:00 am Scholars Algebra 2/Sophomore/Period 3

“Circles” Lesson Plan

Specific Objectives to Meet Goals:

Students will be able to write the equation of a circle using the center coordinate and radius.
Students will be able to derive the standard form equation of a circle using completing the
square.
Student will be able to solve a real-world problem using circles.

Common Core Standard Grade 10 (Algebra 2):

Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities;
graph on coordinate axes with labels and scales.

Accomodations:
For ELL students, I will have additional resources for them including a translated page of
their homework in their language as well as time scheduled to work with them and their
intervention specialist.
For autistic students, I will have a card with a specific outline of the lesson.

Motivational Techniques:
I will walk through four problems with them in their workbooks, asking them questions.
For example, given the center point of the circle and the radius I would ask, “Who can give
me the equation of the circle?” or “If we want to find the equation of the circle, what is our
first step?”

Materials Needed:
Textbook, online textbook projected on the white board, pencils.

Procedure for the Lesson:

-(2 min) Review previous lesson that flows into this one: completing the square.
-(5 min) Present the formulas for finding the equation of a circle, finding the radius of a
circle, and the center point of the circle.
-(10 min) Do Explain 1 with them in their workbooks: Writing the Equation of a Circle.
-Complete parts A and B: show the students how to do the concept.
-Complete the “Your Turn” part of the lesson with the students asking them
questions like, “What is our first step?”
-(2 min) Answer questions
-(10 min) Do Explain 2 with them in their workbooks: Rewriting the Equation of a Circle to
Graph the Circle
-Complete parts A and B with the students: show them how to do the concept;
emphasize completing the square.
-Complete the “Your Turn” question 1 with the students
-(5 min) Have students complete the “Your Turn” question 2 on their own.
-(2 min) Check the problem together and answer any questions the students may have.
-(10 min) Students can work on homework: pgs. 165-167 2-12 even

Academic Language:
Writing, deriving, solving.

Assessment Methods:
-Students will complete one in-class assignment on pg. 162.
-Homework will be assigned according to what was taught that day.

Reflection:
I was very happy with this lesson compared to the last lesson I did in my field experience 1.
I was able to do everything I wanted to get through, and actually omitted one thing in order
to allow them to start on their homework. My first lesson last year went by very quickly
because I was so nervous. I talked so fast and didn’t really allow the students to ask
questions about what I was teaching. This time I slowed down my speech, and was able to
teach all the material I had planned. I didn’t end up getting to the second “Your Turn”
because I fell into just copying what the teacher did. He ended up not doing the second
“Your Turn”, so in an effort to make them symmetrical, I omitted that part from my lesson
plan. Something I want to change for next time is not falling into copying the teacher
because I will be my own teacher some day and I need to get used to sticking to what I have
planned for myself. Overall, I am happy with how the lesson went, especially the fact that I
didn’t speed up my speech.