Kang Chiao

International School -
Linkou Campus

Unit Plan
Chapter R: Review of Prerequisites
KCIS High / Grade 10 / Mathematics
Week 1 - Week 4 | 3 Curriculum Developers | Last Updated: Dec 5, 2024 by Mc Annally-Linz, Jessica

Stage 1: Desired Results

Standards KCIS SLOs

Focus Standards KCIS: Student Learner Outcomes
All Grades
CA: CCSS: Mathematics (2013) All Outcomes
CA: HS: Num/Quantity
The Complex Number System 1. Self-aware and Self-Reliant Learners

N-CN Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers. ● Take responsibility for self-organization, self-evaluation, and
self-control
1. Know there is a complex number i such that i2 = –1, and
every complex number has the form a + bi with a and b real. 2. Critical and Innovative Thinkers

N-CN Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and ● Read and listen critically in order to acquire, analyze, evaluate,
equations. and synthesize information to make decisions or formulate
solutions to real community and world problems.
7. Solve quadratic equations with real coefficients that have
complex solutions. 3. Collaborative Learners & Leaders
CA: HS: Algebra ● Demonstrate the ability to be a productive member of diverse
Seeing Structure in Expressions teams through strong interpersonal communication
A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions.
4. Effective Communicators
2b. Use the properties of operations to express a product of a
● Read and listen carefully, critically, and analytically
sum of terms as a sum of products. For example, use the
properties of operations to express (x + 5)(3 - x + c) as -x2 + cx
5. Culturally Aware and Responsive Citizens
- 2x + 5c + 15. (Common Core Standard A-SSE-2b)
● Apply excellence, respect, courage, and integrity in
© California Department of Education interactions with others

Supporting Standards

CA: CCSS: Mathematics (2013)

CA: HS: Modeling
Mathematical Practice

The Standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of

expertise that mathematics educators at all levels should seek
to develop in their students.

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Show Details

4. Model with mathematics. Show Details

5. Use appropriate tools strategically. Show Details

© California Department of Education

Enduring Understandings Essential Questions

- there are multiple ways to use mathematical representations of What algebra knowledge do you need to be successful in
real-world problems precalculus?
 - mathematics courses are vertically aligned and build from one year How can linear and quadratic equations be used to model real-life
to the next scenarios?

Teacher resource: Enduring Understandings: Seeing the Forest through Teacher resource: Asking Essential Questions to Inspire Lifelong
the Trees Learning

Content Skills
Students will know... Students will be able to...

- sets and the real number line - represent sets using inequality symbols and set notation
- how to work with exponents and radicals - work with absolute value
- how to manipulate polynomials - evaluate nth-roots
- various ways to work with rational expressions - simplify and apply operations on radicals
- how to solve linear, quadratic, rational, absolute value, and radical - add, subtract, and multiply polynomials
equations - factor polynomial expression using a variety of methods
- how to perform operations with complex numbers and solve - simplify and apply operations on rational expressions
equations in quadratic form - simplify complex fractions and rationalize the denominator of
radical expressions
- solve linear equations in one variable
- solve quadratic equations with real or complex solutions
- solve equations for a specified variable
- work with imaginary numbers

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Assessments
Quiz R1 - R3 | Formative | Written Test

 Formative 1.docx

1 State Standard Assessed

Formative | Written Product

Homeworks/practice problems from the chapter

 LC R4.docx  LC R5.docx  LC R6.docx

2 State Standards Assessed

Summative | Written Test

 CHR_A.pdf  CHR_B.pdf

6 State Standards Assessed

Stage 3: Learning Plan

Learning Activities Resources

Week 1: Sets and the Real Number Line

Essential Question: how do the different number sets relate to one
another?

Explain: Discussion
Vocabulary: sets, set-builder/interval notation, absolute
value, union, intersection
Key Concept(s): representing and simplifying expressions and
sets
Examples: writing sets of numbers, combining sets,
simplifying expressions using the order of operations
 Extension(s): writing expressions from word problems
Elaborate: practice problems in precalculus textbook

Week 2:
Essential Questions: how do we simplify basic algebraic
expressions?

Explain:
Vocabulary: radical, rational expression, polynomial
expression
Key Concept(s): exponent rules, simplifying radical and
rational expressions, factoring polynomials, rationalizing
denominators
Extension: solving equations by factoring
Elaborate: practice problems in the precalculus textbook
Evaluate: formative quiz on sections R1 - R3

Week 3:
Essential Questions: how do you solve various algebraic equations?
how do you determine the best method of solving an equation?

Explain:
Vocabulary: square root property, complex numbers,
discriminant
Key Concept(s): solving linear, quadratic, radical, rational, and
absolute value equations with both real and complex
solutions
Examples: using the discriminant to determine the type of
solutions in a quadratic equation, determining the domain of
a radical/rational equation
Elaborate: practice problems in the precalculus textbooks
Evaluate: formative assignment on sections R4 - R6

Week 4:
Essential questions: what steps do we take when tackling a word
problem?

Explain:
Vocabulary: linear inequality, absolute value inequality,
compound inequality
Key Concept(s): solving real-world problems by setting up
equations; solving linear, absolute value, and compound
inequalities in one variable
Examples: using known and unknown equations to represent
real world problems; mixed interest/solutions, quadratic
applications, rate of work problems

Elaborate: practice problems from the precalculus textbook

Review for Summative Assessment

Summative Assessment for chapter R

Teacher Notes and Reflections

The topics in this chapter were very disparate and students did not have as much prior knowledge as expected. Next year, if we use this book
next year I would skip this chapter entirely and allow more time to focus on the actual sections in the textbook.