Course Syllabus
Math 6 Sections 5002 and 5040, Spring 2024
Instructor: Lucy Bengson
Email: Lbengson@cwcharter.org or Canvas Inbox. You will get a response within 48 hours.
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Class Information | Course Overview | Curriculum | Materials and Requirements | Grading | Additional Resources | Pacing Guide
5002 and 5040 Math 6
Please review the CWCS Master Class Syllabus that will be used in the Parent/Student Orientation course.
Class Information
Class Time
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Online Class Sessions: 5002: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 10:45 am - 11:45 am 5040: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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- Semester 1 - First Class Meeting 8/14/23
Last Day to Add or Drop is 9/2/22 (Students will be charged the full price of the course if dropping the class after this deadline.)
- Semester 2 - First Class Meeting 1/8/24
Last Day to Add or Drop is 1/19/24 (Students will be charged the full price of the course if dropping the class after this deadline.)
Course Overview
CWCS’s Math 6 online course offers students the opportunity to study at home while employing technology as a learning tool, meeting with other students in a virtual classroom, and receiving live instruction from a teacher.
This class meets online 3 times per week. Attendance is required and daily homework is expected. In order for students to master the mathematics concepts of this course and be successful in this and future math courses, students should spend time on math EVERY DAY of the week. Specific assignments for each lesson will be given by the instructor (see Homework section). Parents are encouraged to provide additional practice and learning opportunities to help solidify the learning.
Each class period will focus on questions regarding the previous assignments, instruction of new topics, and active participation of all students. Students will receive participation points for actively attending class.
Curriculum
Go Math Curriculum -- Required curriculum may be available at the Learning Center on a first come basis. If needed, ESs can order curriculum using the OPS catalog which will have the most up-to-date pricing. Students will need:
- Go Math! Student Edition Print
- Go Math! Student Edition Online
- Go Math! Practice Skills and Fluency Workbook
- Go Math! California Solution Key
- Other Go Math! components listed in OPS are optional.
Materials
- Working external headset with mic (computer speakers do not work successfully with the Canvas setup). Plug-in headsets (rather than Bluetooth) work best with Jigsaw. After the third week of class and no headset, students may begin to lose participation points for the class. Class is much more engaging if all students can talk in class using their mic. Suggested: Office Depot Logitech Clear-Chat
- Graph Paper and Notebook Paper
- Ruler
- Optional: Spiral Notebook or Composition Book
Requirements
- Class textbook/workbook
- School Google Account - you will use this to log in to various learning platforms such as Jigsaw, Desmos and Khan Academy, and to complete Google Apps for Education-based assignments
- Reliable Internet access
- Canvas Login link: https://cwcs.instructure.com/login/canvas
Math Department Webpage
Grading
Overall course grade
33.3% Attendance & Participation
33.3% Daily Homework & Assignments
33.4% Assessments & Projects
Grading Scale
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E |
S |
N |
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Excellent = Mastery |
Satisfactory = Progressing Towards Mastery |
Needs Improvement |
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Consistently meets or exceeds expectations of grade level standards. |
Meeting expectations of grade level standards. |
Unable to, or with prompting and support, progressing towards meeting expectations of grade level standards. |
85-100% = E
70-84% = S
0-69% = N
Late Work
Math Department classes will not accept late work after the close date of the assignment. But if you turn in any late work for any reason, you will be graded up to 80% of the total score of the given assignment.
Attendance and Participation
The class will meet three times per week online via BigBlueButton. The class link can be found on the class Canvas website. You will get an email with the invitation a few minutes before the class starts.
Attendance is required. The Truancy Policy applies to Canvas courses. An unexcused absence may be counted as a truancy. Attendance credit will not be given for unexcused absences.
- Excused Absence is defined as:
The parent shall notify the teacher by phone of the absence at least 24 hours* prior to the time the class meets. - Unexcused Absence is defined as:
An absence that does not accompany a parent phone call to the instructor at least 24 hours* prior to the time the class meets.
*If there are extenuating circumstances that do not allow for at least 24 hours, then the teacher must still be notified prior to the start of class; allowances may be made depending on the circumstances. Examples of extenuating circumstances: car accident, sudden illness, etc. Students should arrange a "back up plan" in case of unexpected computer problems the day of the class (i.e. make pre-arrangements to go to a neighbor, friend, relative, library, etc.)
Not only will the students receive instruction during these sessions, but they will participate in answering questions and working out problems. Students may be asked to enter a response to an “Exit Ticket” or other attendance activities to earn attendance credit for that day’s class. This gives the instructor an opportunity to identify strengths and weaknesses of the students and identify concepts that need more instruction. 0-10 points will be earned for each class session, depending on promptness, participation in the class session, and response to the Exit Ticket.
Making Up a Missed Class
Attendance credit for excused absences will be granted by the instructor based on the quality of the make-up work. To make up a missed class session, the student must view the recording of the session (which will be posted as a link on the Canvas website shortly after the session ends). The student must then complete the Exit Ticket by the end of the week.
Daily Homework & Assignments
Daily assignments will be posted online every week. You must check the Math 6 Canvas Class for the homework daily. Types of assignments include online assignments, exercises from the student textbook, exercises from the practice workbook, or other handouts posted online. Students should keep a notebook with all necessary work shown in an organized manner.
Parents will grade student’s assignments. This daily work is shown to the student’s ES during monthly learning record meetings. The ES will be checking for completeness. (The student should correct the answers for accuracy prior to the ES meeting).
Assessments and Projects
The instructor will assign, collect and grade several tests throughout the semester. The tests will be posted on the online class page or the online textbook and may require students to download and print. Specific instructions for the quizzes and tests will be given in class and posted on the class page, including procedures for submission and due dates.
Students will complete one project in the spring semester. There will be no project assigned during fall semester. Instructions for completing and submitting the projects will be posted on the class page.
Late Work
Math Department classes will not accept late work after the close date of the assignment. It is up to the teacher's discretion whether you will get penalized or not for submitting late work.
Additional Resources
- Drop-in Tutoring:
- CWCS: Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00 with Mark Ferrante
- CWEB: Thursdays 12:30 - 2:30 with TBD
- Tutors: talk to your ES for details
Important Dates 2023 - 2024:
Aug. 10: First day of school for fall semester (Wed.)
Aug. 15: First day of Canvas Classes for Fall semester
Sept. 2: Add/Drop Date for first semester classes
Sept. 5: NO CLASS: Labor Day (Mon.)
Nov. 11: NO CLASS: Veteran’s Day (Fri.)
Nov. 18 - 25: NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 12 - Dec 16: Last Class session this week
Jan. 4: First day of school for spring semester (Thurs.)
Jan. 8: First day of Canvas Classes for spring semester
Jan. 15: NO CLASS: MLK Holiday
Jan. 19: Add/Drop Date for second semester classes
Feb. 16 - 19: NO CLASS: President’s Day Observance
March 22 - 29: NO CLASSES THIS WEEK: SPRING BREAK
May 06 - 10: Last Class session this week
May 17: Last day of school
5002/5040 Math 6
Instrutor: L. Bengson
Online
Spring 2024 Tentative Pacing Guide
(daily assignments subject to change - check Canvas regularly)
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Week 0 1/2 - 1/5 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
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School begins on Thursday 1/04/24 Do three of the activities on the right. → |
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| Thursday |
Do three of the activities on the right. → |
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| Friday |
Finish the activities on the right. → |
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| Friday |
Do two of the activities on the right. → |
Complete the Student Understanding and the Scavenger Hunt in Assignments | |
Week 1 1/8 - 1/12 |
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Monday |
Class Sessions begin
UNIT 4 EQUIVALENT EXPRESSIONS 9.1 Exponents |
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Tuesday |
9.2 Prime Factorization |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 9.1 - 9.2 |
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Friday |
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Week 2 1/15 - 1/19 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
No School: Martin Luther King Day |
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Tuesday |
9.3 Order of Operations |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 9.1 - 9.3 |
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Friday |
~Module 9 Posttest~ |
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Week 3 1/22 - 1/26 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
10.1 Modeling and Writing Expressions |
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Tuesday |
10.2 Evaluating Expressions. |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 10.1 - 10.2 |
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Friday |
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Week 4 1/29 - 2/02 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
Review 10.1 - 10.2 |
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Tuesday |
10.3 Generating Equivalent Expressions |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 10.3 |
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Friday |
~Module 10 Posttest~ |
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Week 5 2/05 - 2/09 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
UNIT 5 EQUATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS 11.1 Writing Equations to Represent Situations |
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Tuesday |
11.2 Addition and Subtraction Equations |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 11.1 - 11.2 |
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Friday |
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Week 6 2/12 - 2/16 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
11.3 Multiplying and Dividing Equations |
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Tuesday |
11.4 Writing Inequalities |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
No School: President’s Day |
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Friday |
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Week 7 2/19 - 2/23 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
No School: President’s Day |
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Tuesday |
Review 11.3 - 11.4 |
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Wednesday |
~Module 11 Posttest~ |
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Thursday |
12.1 Graphing on the Coordinate Plane |
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Friday |
~Module 11 Posttest~ |
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Week 8 2/26 - 3/01 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
12.2 Independent and Dependent Variables in Tables and Graphs |
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Tuesday |
Review 12.1 - 12.2 |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
12.3 Writing Equations from Tables |
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Friday |
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Week 9 3/04 - 3/08 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
12.4 Representing Algebraic Relationships in Tables |
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Tuesday |
Review 12.3 - 12.4 |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 12.1 - 12.4
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Friday |
~Module 12 Posttest~ |
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Week 10 3/11 - 3/15 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
UNIT 6 RELATIONSHIPS IN GEOMETRY
13.1 Area of Quadrilaterals |
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Tuesday |
13.2 Area of Triangles |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 13.1 - 13.2 |
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Friday |
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Week 11 3/18 - 3/22 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
13.3 Solving Area Equations |
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Tuesday |
13.4 Area of Polygons |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 13.3 - 13.4 |
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Friday |
~Module 13 Posttest~ |
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Week 12 3/25 - 3/29 |
No School this week. |
Spring Break |
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Week 13 4/1 - 4/5 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
14.1 Distance in the Coordinate Plane |
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Tuesday |
14.2 Polygons in the Coordinate Plane |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 14.1 - 14.2 |
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Friday |
~Module 14 Posttest~ |
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Week 14 4/08 - 4/12 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
15.1 Nets and Surface Area
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Tuesday |
15.2 Volume of a Rectangular Prism |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 15.1 - 15.2 |
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Friday |
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Week 15 4/15 - 4/19 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
15.3 Solving Volume Equations |
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Tuesday |
Review 15.1-15.3 |
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Wednesday |
~Module 15 Posttest~ |
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Thursday |
MEASUREMENT AND DATA
16.1 Measure of Center |
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Friday |
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Week 16 4/22 - 4/26 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
16.2 Mean Absolute Deviation |
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Tuesday |
16.3 Box Plots |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 16.1 - 16.3 |
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Friday |
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Week 17 4/29 - 5/03 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
Last Week of Class Sessions 16.4 Dot Plots and Data Distribution
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Tuesday |
16.5 Histograms |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Review 16.4 - 16.5 |
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Friday |
~Module 16 Posttest~ |
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Week 18 5/06 - 5/10 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
Turn in Project Presentations |
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Tuesday |
Turn in Project Presentations |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Turn in Project Presentations |
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Friday |
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Week 19 5/13 - 5/17 |
Lessons, Topics & Standards |
Instructional Activities |
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Monday |
Turn in Project Presentations |
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Tuesday |
Turn in Project Presentations |
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Wednesday |
***PROJECT DUE*** | ||
Thursday |
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Friday |
Last Day of School: 5/17 |
Course Summary:
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