Pre-Calculus Weekly Lesson Plans
Monday
Assessment: ----Materials: Blank unit circle handout
Follow Up/HW: practice Quadrant I on back of handout
Tuesday
Stage 3 – Learning Plan: September 22 -25
Objective 7: Construct the Unit Circle using special right triangles.
Objective 8: Apply the unit circle to find trig values of common or “friendly” angles.
Activities:
 Check/Discuss HW
 Review special right triangles
 Whole Group: Construct the first quadrant of the unit circle.
 Pairs: Find the 6 trig functions for Quadrant I angles.
Objective 7: Construct the Unit Circle using special right triangles.
Objective 8: Apply the unit circle to find trig values of common or “friendly” angles.
Activities:
 Warm-Up: unit 1 test questions
 Whole Group: Construct Quadrant II of the Unit Circle using reference angles.
 Groups of 4: Construct Q. IIII and IV
 Whole Group: Debrief and discuss “tricks” for remembering.
Assessment:----Materials: unit circle handout
Follow Up/HW: practice constructing entire unit circle. Quiz Wed/Thurs
Wed/Thur
Objective 7: Construct the Unit Circle using special right triangles.
Objective 8: Apply the unit circle to find trig values of common or “friendly” angles.
Activities:
 Warm-Up: Students watch unit circle video.
 Pairs: Find trig values for Quadrants II-IV of Unit Circle.(Unit 2, pg. 6 pre-calculus
manual)
 Unit Circle Quiz
Assessment: Unit Circle Quiz
Materials: Unit Circle table, quiz
Follow Up/HW: Finish unit circle table, pg 6
Friday
Objective 7: Construct the Unit Circle using special right triangles.
Objective 8: Apply the unit circle to find trig values of common or “friendly” angles.
Activities:
Warm-Up: Unit Circle speed drill (5 minutes)
Solve Problems using friendly angles (EX 6, Pg. 7)
Assessment: Speed Drill
Materials: blank unit circle, pre-calculus manual (unit 2), Six Weeks Review
Follow Up/HW: Unit 2 - pg. 9 #4, pg. 10 #6, Start preparing for Six Weeks Test (Tues,
9/29)