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    Crash Course in Proof Writing Lesson Plan

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    This lesson plan introduces students to the structure and logic of geometric proofs. The plan outlines objectives to familiarize students with two-column proof structure and completing incomplete proofs. It describes motivating students by discussing the importance of proofs. Materials include guided notes, presentations, and an activity where students cut out and arrange proof statements. The plan is evaluated, noting it effectively introduced proofs but may have benefitted from more activity time.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to the structure and logic of geometric proofs. The plan outlines objectives to familiarize students with two-column proof structure and completing incomplete proofs. It describes motivating students by discussing the importance of proofs. Materials include guided notes, presentations, and an activity where students cut out and arrange proof statements. The plan is evaluated, noting it effectively introduced proofs but may have benefitted from more activity time.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to the structure and logic of geometric proofs. The plan outlines objectives to familiarize students with two-column proof structure and completing incomplete proofs. It describes motivating students by discussing the importance of proofs. Materials include guided notes, presentations, and an activity where students cut out and arrange proof statements. The plan is evaluated, noting it effectively introduced proofs but may have benefitted from more activity time.

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    Crash Course in Proof Writing Lesson Plan

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    This lesson plan introduces students to the structure and logic of geometric proofs. The plan outlines objectives to familiarize students with two-column proof structure and completing incomplete proofs. It describes motivating students by discussing the importance of proofs. Materials include guided notes, presentations, and an activity where students cut out and arrange proof statements. The plan is evaluated, noting it effectively introduced proofs but may have benefitted from more activity time.

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    Crash Course in Proof-Writing Lesson Plan

    Name: Madelyn Noble


    Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Lucci Signature:
    Date: March 29, 2016
    Time: 50 minutes Subject/Period: Geometry / 2nd and
    4th periods
    Specific Objectives To Meet Goals
    Students will become familiar with the structure, logic, and purpose of a
    geometric proof.
    Students will be able to identify the structure of a two-column proof.
    Students will be able to complete an incomplete proof given a bank of
    possible solutions.
    Common Core Standard
    Geometry, Congruence, Prove Geometric Theorems, Standards 9-11: Prove
    theorems about lines and angles, triangles, and parallelograms.
    Motivational Techniques
    The motivation technique for this lesson was introducing proofs and discussing their
    importance. I discussed how proofs are the basis of all mathematics, that logic is an
    important tool for math and life, and introduced Euclid, the Father of Geometry. I
    also mentioned how this lesson would help them on their end of the year subject
    tests.
    Materials Needed
    Students need: notebook, pen or pencil, scissors, glue, construction paper
    Teacher needs: computer, projector, Smartboard, whiteboard, whiteboard
    markers
    Procedure for the Lesson
    Lesson Portion
    1 Students prepare provided guided notes to follow along with the lesson.
    2 Teacher pulls up PowerPoint of lesson and introduces proofs and their
    importance, instructing students to listen and not take notes.
    3 Teacher continues with presentation and instructs students to fill in guided
    notes as the presentation introduces:
    a Two-column proofs
    b Examples of two-column proofs
    i Algebraic verification
    ii Geometric proof
    iii Geometric proof with solution bank
    4 Teacher asks for any outstanding questions
    Activity Portion

    Teacher passes out activity worksheet, construction paper, scissors , and glue
    and instructs students to being cutting out pieces of the proof.
    6 Teacher guides students to set-up and complete the given proof by providing
    selected statements or responses and asking students to fill in the blanks.
    Teacher provides advice for finding solutions on the test in a similar format.
    Academic Language
    Two-column proof
    Conjecture
    Theorem
    Assessment Methods
    The students activity will be the primary means of assessment. Additionally, (time
    providing) and exit question to the students prompting them to write down what
    they learned that day would be beneficial in gauging student understanding.
    Evaluation of Field Experience Students Performance
    Overall the lesson went well. Like the lesson I taught earlier in the semester, it was
    beneficial to be able to teach the lesson twice to work out some of the rougher
    patches. This lesson was difficult because it was an overview and covered an aspect
    of math that is not always black and white. It was also a lot of information to cover
    in one lesson, so it required staying on top of the time to make sure there was
    enough time to cover everything. I underestimated how long it would take for the
    students to cut out the pieces of the proof activity. In the future I would definitely
    allot more time for the activity so that figuring out the proof itself could be done at
    an unrushed pace. All in all, for the brief introduction that this lesson needed to be,
    it was a good lesson. The students seemed to understand the process quickly and
    werent usually stuck without an idea of where to go next. The activity seemed to
    help keep them more engaged than just completing a worksheet. The lesson served
    its purpose.
    Cooperating Teacher
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