Algebra 1A Requirements
Be Responsible* Be Respectful* Be There, Be Ready* Follow Directions
 
Integrated Algebra (Algebra 1A) 2015
Mrs. Sostak
 
          Welcome to the High School!   Algebra 1A is the first half of a two-year course in Algebra.   It is a class that will provide a strong foundation for all other Math you will take later on.  Success in this class is determined by your effort all year, so be sure to keep up with your work and ask questions whenever you don’t understand something.  I look forward to working with you this year, with your help it will be your best year yet!
 
Classroom Rules:
 
  1. Be Responsible
    1. Do your homework!!!!!!!!  (Be sure to write down your assignment)
    2. Make up work when you are absent.
    3. Be in control of your own learning
    4. Never settle for less than your best.
 
  1. Be Respectful
    1. Treat everyone like you want to be treated.
                 b.     Listen
                 c.      Build each other up (Don’t tear each other down)
 
  1. Be There, be Ready
    1. Be in your seat when the bell rings with your homework out and corrected
    2. Be Prepared- notebook, pencil, homework
 
  1. Follow Directions
    1. Pay attention!
    2. Ask questions if you don’t understand
 
 
Homework:
          Homework is a significant portion of your grade.  Practice is critical to success in Math.  Therefore you can expect homework every night.  Regular homework should take about 30 minutes or less if you are concentrating and not getting distracted.  I expect you to try your best on each homework assignment.  I encourage you to help each other, but copying someone’s work is cheating.  It is wrong!  If you are caught cheating, both papers will count as a zero that cannot be made up.  Homework will be graded as follows:
 
4:(100%)   everything complete, all work shown, neat, corrected in class
 
3: (75%)  most  problems complete although everything is attempted, neat, may not
               corrected in class
 
2: (50%) many problems undone, little work shown, not organized or neat
 
1: (25%)  only answers, not neat
 
0: (0%)   not done
 
Late work: Work will not be accepted late.   You will receive a 0 for this assignment that cannot be made up.  Have homework ready when you walk in the door.
 
Heading
          Label every assignment with the following heading:
 
Name                                        Assignment #
Date                                          Period
 
Supplies
1)     3-ring binder (1” - 1½”) ( maybe 2 by the end of the year)
2)     Dividers (Sections for Notes, Tests and quizzes, Homework)
3)     Loose-leaf paper
4)     Graph paper
5)     Minimum of a scientific calculator(TI30x IIs  is the best)
          Optional :  graphing calculator (TI83 Plus) to be left home to use with
                           homework.
6)     Pencils (mechanical pencils work best) All Math work must be done in pencil. (Hand held pencil sharpener)
7) Pens:  Notes may be taken in pen
 
Grading: 
 
Your quarter grade will be composed of:
          40% Tests
          20% Quizzes
25%  Homework (see above rubric)
15%  Labs
Class Participation (see rubric)  (counts as a Quiz Grade)
Notebook (neatness and accuracy) (counted as a Quiz Grade)
 
Final Avg: (Q1+ Q2+ Q3+ Q4 +Final Exam) /5
 
 
Absences:
          If you are absent from class for any reason, you are responsible for handing in the homework due that day as well as finding out what the assigned homework was.  In addition, you must catch up on the notes taken that day. 
 
Textbook:
 
 “Integrated Algebra”, Amsco 2007
 
Websites:
 Homework will be posted on my teacher page on www.libertyk12.org
 
Videos and HW pages can be found on www.emathinstruction.com  (etexts)