EDSC 330 Strategy Presentation Lesson Template

Names: Elba Andrade Subject Area(s): Algebra II

Susan Mejia

Lesson Topic: Introduction to Complex Numbers Grade Level(s): 9th

Standards
Literacy Standard(s):
RST
Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 612
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to
the precise details of explanations or descriptions.

Content Area Standard(s):

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN.CN.A.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.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN.CN.A.2
Use the relation i2 = -1 and the commutative, associative, and distributive properties
to add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers.

English Language Development (ELD) Standard(s):

Section 2: Elaboration on Critical Principles for Developing Language and Cognition in Academic
Contexts Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways

Emerging

7. Evaluating language choices Explain how successfully writers and speakers

structure texts and use language (e.g., specific word or phrasing choices) to
persuade the reader (e.g., by providing evidence to support claims or connecting
points in an argument) or create other specific effects, with substantial support.

Expanding
7. Evaluating language choices Explain how successfully writers and speakers
structure texts and use language (e.g., specific word or phrasing choices) to
persuade the reader (e.g., by providing well-worded evidence to support claims or
connecting points in an argument in specific ways) or create other specific effects,
with moderate support.

Bridging

7. Evaluating language choices Explain how successfully writers and speakers

structure texts and use language (e.g., specific word or phrasing choices) to
persuade the reader (e.g., by providing well-worded evidence to support claims or
connecting points in an argument in specific ways) or create other specific effects,
with light support.
Lesson Objectives & Supports
Content objectives:

SWBAT identify complex numbers and its parts.

SWBAT perform basic operations (add, subtract, multiply) with complex numbers to simplify the
expression.

Literacy objectives:
SWBAT describe and cite with evidence some of the uses of complex numbers in real
life.

Academic vocabulary:
Tier II (General)
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Analyze

Tier III (Domain specific)

Real part
Imaginary part
Real axis
Imaginary axis
Square root
Negative number
Complex Number

Literacy strategies and Integrated ELD Strategies (SDAIE, Specially Designed

Academic Instruction in English):

Activating prior knowledge (Newfield2005): the warm up problems are

designed for students to try to make sense out of the new material by seeing how
it fits with what they already know. Same purpose with the reading,
Connecting the new to the known (Tovani, 2000): every student has at some
point in his life watched an animated movie, therefore the reading will make
sense if they can relate it to some movie they have watched.
Structured Note taking (Buehl, 2013): this strategy provides and effective well-
organized visual display of important information and key vocabulary.
Quick Writes (Buehl, 2013) this strategy is used in this lesson so the students
can summarize their reading and describe what they found interesting or
important
Name and provide a brief (1 sentence) description of each literacy and SDAIE
strategy used in the lesson.
Be sure to include a reference (author, date) for each strategy.

Assessment: How will you know if students met your objectives?

 Given an expression in a + bi form, students will identify the real and imaginary part
of the number.
Given an expression that contains imaginary numbers, students will simplify the
expression using appropriate algebraic and arithmetic properties.
Student will turn in a sheet of paper listing different examples (researched on the
internet) of how are complex numbers used in real life.

Instruction: What youll teach, and how

Lesson Introduction/Anticipatory Set

Time Teacher Does Student Does
Warm up; Teacher assigns these 5
problems:
1. Simplify (3 + 5) (2 7)
2. Simplify ( 2) + (5 + 3)
3. Simplify (3 2)(4 )
4. Solve 2 10 = 1
5. Solve 2 = 1 In groups of 4 students solve the
10 problems and write the answers in the
The first three problems aim to activate whiteboard.
prior knowledge of addition,
subtraction and multiplication with
algebraic expressions. Problem 4 aims
to activate prior knowledge on ways to
solving equations. Finally, problem 5
aims to introduce imaginary numbers.
Lesson Body
Time Teacher Does Student Does
Teacher will go over the answers and Write down the correct answers and
remind students the rules for notes on how to simplify expressions
simplifying and solving expressions.
When teacher reaches problem 5,
students will suggest there is no
3 solution for that problem. Teacher tells
them that the problem actually have
solutions and that after this lesson they
will be able to provide those solutions.

10
Teacher will distribute sheet designed
to take notes and start direct
instruction to develop the concept of Students will fill out the notes sheet
imaginary numbers. Definition, parts,
arithmetic properties and
20 representation.

Teacher will distribute the reading

Math goes to the movies and the
worksheet in structing them to read Students read the handout about Maths
and answer the worksheets. And to goes to the movies and fill out the
 prepare a 2 min presentation quick writes worksheet and present
answering the questions in the their answers to the class
worksheet.

Lesson Closure
Time Teacher Does Student Does
Teacher gives general feedback on their
presentation.
The following day teacher will reinforce
7 the concept with some problems on Turn in the quick write.
identifying the parts of a complex
number and performing operations
learned with complex numbers.

Instructional Materials, Equipment & Multimedia

List any readings, websites, materials, handouts, technology, etc. necessary for your lesson.
Use APA format for any citations, and attach copies of any handouts or other print
materials used during the lesson.
PowerPoint presentation with the warm up problems and the theory on complex
numbers.
Lasenby, J. (2017, November 24). Maths goes to the movies. Retrieved December 03,
2017, from https://plus.maths.org/content/maths-goes-movies-0
Notes sheet with key vocabulary words and examples in fill in the blank forms for
the student to keep.
Quick Write worksheet

Differentiation:

English learners: Match vocabulary words to definitions sheet

Striving readers: Differentiate fact from opinion in the story.
Students with special needs: Adhere to their IEP
Advanced students: invite to do some research on different uses of complex
numbers.

COMPLEX NUMBERS NOTES:

Important Vocabulary
Define each term or concept.
Complex number:
The Imaginary Unit
Why is important?
Because you use it to write complex
numbers

Operations with Complex Numbers:

Addition: Multiplication:

Subtraction:

Remark:
Distributive Property to multiply the two
complex numbers, similar to using the
FOIL method for multiplying two
binomials

QUICK WRITE for the reading activity

 I learned that
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Something that I already knew is________________________________________________

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Something that was confusing is ___________________________________________________

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This helped me understand ________________________________________________________

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A key term about this topic is_______________________________________________________

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Other examples of applying complex numbers in real life are:

Some Words that I will look up in the dictionary are:

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