Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Taylor, Andrade
Unit Name and #:
Course:
Precalculus
Dates:
Functions and
Graphs, Unit 7
1/6 – 1/9
Monday
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How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
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What do I need to be successful?
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What do I need to before next class?
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Tuesday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Describe parent functions symbolically and graphically.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 1A -E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
 Warm-Up: Set academic goals for the spring semester.
 In Pairs: Students graph parent functions and identify significant features using a
table of values.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Students’ graphs. Check student-made graphs against parent graphs on teacher-made
power point.
Checks for Understanding:
Teacher monitor student work.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
Parent functions chart, pencil, calculator
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Study parent graphs and be able to name the graph, write its equation and sketch its shape.
Wed/Thur
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Apply basic transformations to the parent functions.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
 Whole Class: Review basic transformation rules.
 Whole Class/Individual: Students will sketch the graph of functions given the
equation by applying transformation rules.
 Small groups: create a table of values, describe transformations in words and graph
of a selected equation and explain to class.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Group product
Checks for Understanding:
Student presentations.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
Transformations WS
Friday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Finish transformations WS
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Apply basic transformations to the parent functions.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Individual: Transformations WS (counts as quiz)
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Transformations WS
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
Transformations WS
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: