DIXIE STATE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

LESSON PLAN - SECONDARY

Teacher Candidate _Danyelle Strehlow_____________________________________
Grade: 10 Subject/Content: Secondary Math II - Circles Title: 5.4Equations of Circles and
Parabolas
CONTEXTUAL FACTORS (e.g. ethnicity, gender, exceptionalities, ELL, GATE, etc.) which need
differentiation in instruction and assessment.

0 students have IEPs

26 White, 2 Hispanic/Latinos, 1 Asian, 3 Pacific Islanders
20 Males and 12 Females

WALK-AWAY (what do I want students to know, understand, and be able to do?)

Content Walk-Away:

Students will be able to create the equation of a circle using pythagorean theorem
Students will be able to find the equation of a circle given the center and radius
Students will be able to find the equation of a circle by completing the square
SWBAT find the equation of a parabola given the focus and directrix

Reading/Language Walk-Away:

Students will learn vocabulary relevant to lesson

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE (formative/summative checks for

learning) (Match the Content Walk-Away)

In class participation
Informal assessment: making sure the students take complete
notes
Worksheet: 5.4

Modifications/Accommodations

(ELL, IEP, GATE, etc.)

Extended time for those who

need it
In class assistance on
homework questions

ACTIVE LEARNING PLAN

Modifications/
Accommodations
(ELL, IEP, GATE, etc.)

Activate Prior Knowledge/Experiences

Bellwork: Find arc length and area of a sector

Review Worksheet 5-3 Homework

Focus Lesson (I do it)

Find equation for circle centered at origin using Pythagorean theorem

Give equation of circle and explain the variables
Remind (explain to) students how to complete the square
Give equation of parabola and explain how to graph it, and its focus and
directrix

Walk around the class

while students are working
in pairs to provide
intervention where needed.

Guided Instruction (We do it)

Find equation for circle centered at arbitrary (h,k)

Graph a circle by its equation
Write the equation for a circle and graph it given its center and radius
Complete the square to find the equation of a circle and graph it
Graph a parabola given its equation
Graph a parabola, its focus, and its directrix given the equation
Given a focus and directrix, derive the equation for a parabola and
graph it

Collaborative/Cooperative (You do it together)

Students work in pairs to graph a circle given its equation

Students work in partners to write the equation for a circle and graph it
given its center and radius
Students work as tables to find an arc length and the area of its sector.
Work together to complete the square to find the equation of a circle
and graph it.
Students work in tables to graph a parabola, its focus, and its directrix
given the equation.
Students will work in partners to, given a focus and directrix, derive the
equation for a parabola and graph it

Independent (You do it alone)

Completion of worksheet as homework

Summarization/Closure

Quickly review main points we learned

Walk around class

helping with
problems students
have doing the
worksheet

NOTES TO TEACHER
What do I need to remember to do?
Create PowerPoint/Smart Board presentation for students to interact with
Materials to have ready?
Copy of worksheets for students
Approximate time needed for lesson?
Lesson will take about 80 minutes