Russell O. Brackman Middle School

Course Information

Teacher Information

Grade 7 General Mathematics

Name(s):  Mr. Gordon

Class Location: Room:  N-213                       

Phone: 609-698-5880 ext. 18098

Email: jgordon@barnegatschools.com

Effective mathematics education provides students with a balanced instructional program.  In such a program, students become proficient in basic computational skills and procedures, develop conceptual understandings, and become skilled at problem solving.  Standards-based mathematics instruction starts with basic material and increases in scope and content as the years progress.  Similar to an inverted pyramid, where the entire weight of the developing subject, including readiness for algebra, rests on the foundation built in the early grades.

In Grade 7, instructional time will focus on four critical areas: developing an understanding and applying of proportional relationships; developing an understanding of operations with rational numbers; working with expressions and linear equations; solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions; working with two-and three dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; and drawing inferences about population based on samples.

●        Students will be able to analyze proportional relationships

●        Students will be able to perform rational number operations

●        Students will be able to generate equivalent expressions; solve problems using linear equations and inequalities

●        Students will be able to understand geometric relationships; solve problems involving angles, surface area and volume

●        Students will be able to analyze and compare populations, find probabilities of events

Content Area: Mathematics

Course Title: General Mathematics

Grade Level: 7

Numbers and Operations (Addition and Subtraction)

15 Days

Numbers and Operations (Multiplication and Division)

15 days

Algebraic Thinking (Expressions, Equations, and Inequa;ities

50 Days

Proportional Relationships (Ratios, Rates, and Circles)

15 days

Proportional Relationships (Percents and Statistical Samples)

15 Days

Probability (Theoretical Probability, Experimental Probability and Compound Probability

25 Days

Geometry (Solids, Triangles, and Angles)

45 Days

Major Assessments

-

50% of marking period grade

Minor Assessments

-

30% of marking period grade

Course Participation

-

15% of marking period grade

Benchmark

5% of marking period grade

Academic Social Skills

Readiness to Learn / Study Skills

Homework

Classwork 

21st Century College and Career Readiness

Meeting Expectations

20 points 

Student consistently demonstrates high levels of age-appropriate academic social skills by showing initiative and independence in all of the components below: 

·         Self-advocacy

·         Persistence ”grit”

·         Identifying one’s own needs and communicates needs to others

Student’s classroom behavior is focused, on-task, and serves as a role model for others; the student does not require support from teacher, parents or others.

20 points 

Student

·         consistently arrives prepared for class and ready to learn;   

·         demonstrates high levels of organization, motivation, and ownership of his/her learning.  

Student consistently produces notes and other materials that demonstrate: effort to learn &  

• identification of the curriculum’s main ideas and important supporting details.  

20 points 

Student consistently completes the assigned homework and rarely misses a task, if at all.  

Student consistently expends his/her best efforts to complete assigned tasks. 

Homework consistently reflects high levels of care and pride in work.  

Homework is consistently done in a manner that advances learning.   

20 points 

Student 

·         consistently completes assigned classwork tasks;

·         voluntarily and actively participates in classroom activities on a consistent basis;

·         consistently remains focused and on task; 

·         contributes to class discussions in a meaningful way, by actively listening, asking questions, or sustaining discussion; 

·         consistently demonstrates leadership in collaborative activities. 

20 points 

Student consistently demonstrates competency in the following NJSLS Career Ready Practices.  

CRP1. 

CRP2. 

CRP4. 

CRP5. 

CRP6. 

CRP7. 

CRP8. 

CRP9. 

CRP11. 

CRP12.

*A full description of these items is listed at the bottom of the rubric.  

Approaching Expectations

15 Points 

Student usually demonstrates age-appropriate academic social skills such as persistence or self-advocacy, but may require teacher prompting or direction.  

Student’s classroom behavior is generally focused and on-task, but sometimes requires redirection or support from teacher, parents, or others.

15 Points

Student usually arrives prepared for class and/or demonstrates developing levels of organization, motivation, ownership of learning. 

Student frequently produces notes and materials that demonstrate effort to learn and identification of mean ideas, but may also require prompting and direction.  

15 Points

Student frequently completes the assigned homework but occasionally misses tasks, or tasks are completed with inconsistent effort.  

Homework usually reflects high levels of care and pride in work, but not always.  

Homework is generally done in a manner that advances learning.  

15 Points

Student 

·         usually completes assigned classwork tasks and generally produces his/her best work;

·         frequently participates in classroom activities but sometimes requires direction and prompting; 

·         during class discussions, usually contributes by actively listening, responding, and/or asking questions.  

15 Points

Student frequently demonstrates competency in the following NJSLS Career Ready Practices, but may need direction and support.  

CRP1. 

CRP2. 

CRP4. 

CRP5. 

CRP6. 

CRP7. 

CRP8. 

CRP9. 

CRP11. 

CRP12.

Not

Meeting

Expectations

10 Points

Student occasionally demonstrates age-appropriate academic social skills such as persistence or self-advocacy, and/or often requires teacher prompting or direction.  

Student’s classroom behavior is generally unfocused and off-task, and frequently requires redirection or support from the teacher, parents, or others.

10 Points

Student rarely arrives prepared for class and/or demonstrates limited levels of organization, motivation, ownership of learning. 

Student seldomly produces notes and materials that demonstrate effort to learn and identification of mean ideas, and often requires prompting and direction.  

10 Points

Student rarely completes the assigned homework and frequently misses tasks, or tasks are completed with limited effort.  

Homework rarely reflects high levels of care and pride in work.  

Homework is generally not done in a manner that advances learning. 

10 Points

Student 

·         seldomly completes assigned classwork tasks and generally does not produce his/her best work;

·         usually does not participate in classroom activities and often requires teacher direction and prompting; 

·         during class discussions, usually does not contribute by actively listening, responding, and/or asking questions.

10 Points

Student rarely demonstrates competency in the following NJSLS Career Ready Practices, and needs direction and support.  

CRP1. 

CRP2. 

CRP4. 

CRP5. 

CRP6. 

CRP7. 

CRP8. 

CRP9. 

CRP11. 

CRP12.

*New Jersey Student Learning Standards for 21st Century Life & Careers / Career Ready Practices 

CRP1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee.

CRP2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

CRP4. Communicate clearly and effectively and with reason.

CRP5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

CRP6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

CRP7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

CRP8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

CRP9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management.

CRP11. Use technology to enhance productivity.

CRP12. Work productively in teams while using cultural global competence.