ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Course Syllabus: 8" Grade - Algebra 1 2017 — 2018 Instructor: Lucrecia DeFranco Rooi 204 E-mail: Idefranco@esa.edu.ni Course deseription: This course is the foundation for high school mathematic courses. It is the bridge from the concrete to the abstract. Topics include simplifying expressions, evaluating and solving equations and inequalities, graphing linear and quadratic functions, and data analysis and probability. Real world applications are repeatedly presented within the course. Office hour: For extra help the teacher will be available after school on Wednesdays from 2:15 ~3:10 p.m. in room 204. Textbook: Prentice Halll Algebra 1.Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates, Students have online access to the textbook and its corresponding resources. Materials: Squared notebook, pens (blue, black, red), pencil, eraser, loose leaf paper (lined & squared), ruler, pocket folder, white board marker, simple calculator, and agenda or assignment notebook. Grade assignation breakdown per quarter: * Summative Assessment 22.5% © Projects & tests * Formative Assessment 22.5% © Quizzes & Assignments * Semester Exam 5% *Students whose grade average is 90% or above may be exempt from Semester Exam, Classroom Rules and Expectations: Students must come to class on time, with the proper uniform and prepared to start class. Respectful conduct towards others is expected from students at all times. Discipline and Late work: ‘Tardiness, discipline issues, misuse of technology, and late work will be dealt in aveordaRee to the Parent-Student handbook. W SIC (Club Terraza 24 km. al Sur, 400 mtrs. al oesté, Managua, Nicaragua * Tel: (505) 2271-1941 - 44