Algebra 1 Common Core Regents Exam and PLD’s

August 21, 2014

Agenda

• The Exam– Blueprint– Major Content Emphases– Design

• What have we seen in two exams• Performance Level Descriptions– Lots of math problems

Blueprint

Major Content Emphases

Design of Exam

What have we seen so far?• Systems of Equations• -graph• -algebraic• -inequalities• Quadratics• -factoring• -setting up from verbal descriptions• -completing the square• -roots, extrema, features, etc..• • Solving Equations• -linear• -literal• • Interpretation of Linear and Exponential Functions• • Operations with Polynomials

Performance Level Descriptions

A-SSE: Seeing Structure in Expressions

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A-APR: Arithmetic With Polynomials and Rational Expressions

A-CED: Creating Equations

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A-REI: Reasoning With Equations and Inequalities

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F-IF: Interpreting Functions

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F-LE: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models

F-LE: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models

26• Rhonda deposited $3000 in an account in the

Merrick National Bank, earning 4.5% interest, compounded annually. She made no deposits or withdrawals. Write an equation that can be used to find B, her account balance after t years.