Phillips Academy Unit Description & Inventory (UDI) Template

TEACHER(s): Ms. Cholewick

COURSE: Algebra
GRADE LEVEL: 9
UNIT TITLE: System of Linear Equations
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PART I: UNIT OVERVIEW
Unit Length:
4 Weeks
Unit Placement
3rd Quarter
st
nd
(ex. 1 Qtr, 2 Qtr,
etc.)
Rationale for Unit
Students will see how two functions with the same variables will be able to work
(rationale for unit
together and solve for the two unknown variables. The students will have to use
length, connections to many procedures to come up with the answers. Graphing, adding, subtracting,
previous/future
solving for a variable, and using multiples will be just some of the skills that they
learning, vertical
should have already mastered to work through this unit.
alignment, relevance,
This unit is probably one of the more life-applying units that the students will
etc )
have. In turn the teacher will be able to answer the age-old question, When are we
ever going to have to use this? with more ease and plenty of examples. The
material will pull in the students because there will many different and exciting
activities that will show students that they dont have to answer one problem the
same way. Numerous methods will be applied to the same question, but will all
result in the same answer.
Assessment
Diagnostic/
Descriptions I PreHonors/A Assessment
Assessment Goals:
P
Skills
Formative
(Please attach all
major assessments)
College
Prep
(Regular)

Summative
Diagnostic/
PreAssessment
Formative
Summative

Self
Contained
Assessment
Descriptions II Assessment Goals:
Common Core
Performance Tasks
~SWBAT format

Semester 1 Final Exam

Do nows, class activities, exit slips, homework,
projects
Exit slips and quizzes/mini projects to summarize
weekly understanding, and a Unit Test at the end of the
unit.

Diagnostic/
PreAssessment
Formative

Summative
MP.1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP.3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MP.4 Model with mathematics.
MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
MP.6 Attend to precision.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.REI.C.5
Prove that, given a system of two equations in two variables, replacing one equation

by the sum of that equation and a multiple of the other produces a system with the
same solutions.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.REI.C.6
Solve systems of linear equations exactly and approximately (e.g., with graphs),
focusing on pairs of linear equations in two variables.
College Readiness
Skill Bands/Emphases

Content/ Teacher
Created Objectives

Honors & Advanced Placement:

Review:
Focus
Stretch:
College Prep:
Review:
Focus
Stretch:
Self Contained:
Review:
Focus
Stretch:
Solve systems of equations by graphing
Solve systems by substitution
Solve systems by elimination using addition or subtraction
Solve systems by elimination using multiplication
Solve real-world problems that can be modeled, using
systems of linear equations.
Model real-world situations with systems of 2 equations.
Predict, find, and justify solutions to application problems.
Interpret the solution of system of linear equations in application problems.

PART II: Literacy and Writing Alignment

Alignment to
Writing Framework:
Students will complete guided notes as video clips are played throughout the unit.
What writing
assignments will
Students will also be justifying and critiquing their own work and the work of others
students engage in
in their journals/notebooks.
during this unit?
Students will write weekly paragraphs (on Tuesdays) critiquing math problems in
the real world or dissecting a cartoon.

Supplementary Text

Descriptio
n/ Title

Nonfiction,
Fiction,
Informational

Lexile
Supplementary Text

Descriptio
n/ Title
Lexile

Nonfiction,
Fiction,
Informational

PART III: UNIT DESCRIPTION AND DELIVERY

Unit Content/
When and how is mathematics used in solving real world problems?
Essential Questions
o How can systems of equations and inequalities model and be used to
solve real-world problems?

What characteristics of problems would determine how to model the

situation and develop a problem solving strategy?
o How can multiple representations of functions be used to reason and
make sense of relationships and model change?
o What characteristics of a problem help determine if a linear or
exponential model could serve as an appropriate function to represent
the situation?

Instructional Delivery

What is the most appropriate structure to represent mathematical

situations?
How are the symbolic, numeric, graphic, and verbal representations of functions
and equations related?
Notes. Interactive Notebook, Individual and Group Challenges, Technology
Monday
SWBAT

Tuesday
SWBAT

Wednesday
SWBAT

Thursday
SWBAT

Friday
SWBAT

Demonstrate
mastery of
semester 1
topics such as
expressions and
equations,
linear
equations, and
linear
inequalities

Graph and
interpret
compound
inequalities

Model realworld
situations with
systems of 2
equations.

Model realworld
situations with
systems of 2
equations.

Solve systems
of linear
equations by
graphing

Solve systems
of linear
equations by
graphing

Demonstrate
mastery of
solving
systems of
equations
using
graphing
method.

Interpret the
solution to a
system of
equations in a
real-world
situation.

Interpret the
solution to a
system of
equations in a
real-world
situation.

Interpret the
solution to a
compound linear
inequality in a
real world
situation.

Pacing Calendar Daily Activities

Monday
SWBAT

Tuesday
SWBAT

Wednesday
SWBAT

Thursday
SWBAT

Friday
SWBAT

(Include dates and

denote differences
between college
bound, preaccelerated, and
honors classes)

Demonstrate
mastery of
solving systems
of equations
using graphing
method.

Solve systems of
linear equations
in 2 variables
using the
substitution
method.

Solve systems
of linear
equations in 2
variables using
the substitution
method.

Solve systems
of linear
equations in 2
variables using
the substitution
method.

Model real-

Model real-

Model real-

Demonstrate
mastery of
solving
systems of
linear
equations in 2
variables
using the

world situations
with systems of
2 equations.

Integrations/
Interdisciplinary
Connections

world
situations with
systems of 2
equations.
Wednesday
SWBAT

world
situations with
systems of 2
equations.
Thursday
SWBAT

substitution
method.

Model realworld
situations with
systems of 2
equations.

Model realworld
situations with
systems of 2
equations.

Solve systems
of linear
equations in 2
variables using
the elimination
method.

Solve systems
of linear
equations in 2
variables using
the elimination
method.

Demonstrate
mastery of
solving
systems of
linear
equations in 2
variables
using the
elimination
method.

Monday
SWBAT

Tuesday
SWBAT

Demonstrate
mastery of
solving systems
of linear
equations in 2
variables using
the substitution
method.

Model realworld situations

with systems of
2 equations.

Monday
SWBAT

Tuesday
SWBAT

Wednesday
SWBAT

Thursday
SWBAT

Friday
SWBAT

Demonstrate
mastery of
solving systems
of linear
equations in 2
variables using
the elimination
method.

Use the methods

of substitution,
elimination, and
graphing to solve
systems of
linear equations
in 2 variables.

Model real
world
situations with
systems of
linear
equations in 2
variables.

Model real
world
situations with
systems of
linear
equations in 2
variables.

Demonstrate
mastery of
solving
systems of
equations.

Select an
appropriate
method to solve
a system of
equations and
justify the
selection

Predict, find,
and justify
solutions to
application
problems.

Predict, find,
and justify
solutions to
application
problems.

Interpret the
solution of
system of
linear
equations in
application
problems.

Interpret the
solution of
system of
linear
equations in
application
problems.

Solve systems of
linear equations
in 2 variables
using the
elimination
method.

Friday
SWBAT