Day 80: Area Test

6th Grade Math Standards: 6.G.1 Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
MA.1.a.Use the relationships among radius, diameter, and center of a circle to find its circumference and area.
MA.1.b. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the measurements of circles.

The Learning Objective: Find the area of triangles and quadrilaterals

Quote of the Day: “Marva Collins said to a boy who was clowning around in class, “You are in sixth grade and your reading score is 1.1 [on par with a first grader]. I don’t hide your scores in a folder. I tell them to you so you know what you have to do. Now your clowning days are over.” – Carol Dweck

Question from Yesterday (as always from a student): In reference to finding the area of a triangle, "How are we supposed to find the area if we don't have two bases?"

Assessment: The test

Agenda:

1. Copy down homework
2. QSSQ
3. Take the test
4. Weekly Quiz #13
5. Retakes or read 

Glass-Half Full: I took my prep time to review what weaknesses were greatest for every student in my classes and then made photocopies so they could retake that weakness during the class time if they finished the weekly quiz and test. It only served about 7 students, but I saw growth in these standards with the 7 students.

Regrets: Having students write the formula in order to get credit worked well. The only regret was that one of the bonuses is mathematically impossible to do.