- Western Harnett Middle
- Information for Math I
Godfrey, Michelle
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The following are links and information for and about the Math I class.
My email is: mgodfrey@harnett.k12.nc.us
What does it mean to take Math I in the 8th grade?
- Students will need to learn both 8th grade math and Math I so there are no gaps moving forward; this class will follow the standard course of study for 8th grade math as well as High School Math I; there are 25 standards in 8th grade math and 46 standards in Math I; some standards will overlap but that is still a lot of information to cover in a years time
- We will move faster AND there will be more work and higher expectations from the students
- Students will be expected to be responsible and persevere when things get hard; students need to understand that more effort will be needed and that they may actually have to study and take some ownership in their learning
- 8th grade math and Math I are vary different from 6th and 7th grade math
- Taking this course requires taking the End-of-Course (EOC) Exam at the end of the year. This exam will count as 25% of their overall final grade for the course (they do not have to take the 8th grade EOG)
- Passing grade means credits toward high school graduation and will show up on the child's transcript (does not get factored into the high school GPA)
- A failing grade (lower than 60 for a final grade) will translate into no credit earned and will show up on child's transcript as failing (does not affect high school GPA); Math I will have to be repeated in the 9th grade
- Students can not drop the class after the first 20 days of school
- Math I will count as 1 of the 4 math courses needed to graduate high school, however, 1 math course is encouraged during their Senior Year (especially if they plan on attending a 4-year college)
- A typical sequence for an academic track in high school mathematics might look like this:
9th grade: Math II or Honors Math II
10th grade:. Math III or Honors Math III Including an EOC
11th-12th grade: Advanced Functions and Modeling, AP Statistics, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, or Honors Discrete Math
Pay attention to Page 2 which lists out all the 8th grade math standards
Pay attention to Page 2 which lists out all the 8th grade math standards
Calculators
In class I usually use TI-84 Plus calculators; there is also a TI-84 Plus CE that is the most recent version
We will also use the online Desmos Calculators that I have linked below.