Advanced Geometry 
                                            2020-2021 COURSE SYLLABUS 
                                                            CONTACT INFORMATION 
          Teacher:           Tim Poindexter                        Email:            timothy.poindexter@fayette.kyschools.us 
          Social media:                                            Website:           
          
          
          Special supplies need for this course:          ●    N/A 
          Fee for this course:                            ●    N/A 
          Curriculum resources used for this              ●    enVision Geometry textbook and workbook 
          course: 
          Course outline:                                 ●    Unit 1: Foundations of                 ●    Each unit will be 2-3 weeks. 
                                                               Geometry                                   Most units will includes a 
                                                          ●    Unit 2:  Parallel and                      couple of quizzes and an 
                                                               Perpendicular Lines                        assessment (test) at the end 
                                                          ●    Unit 3: Transformations 
                                                          ●    Unit 4: Triangle Congruence 
                                                          ●    Unit 5: Relationships in 
                                                               Triangles 
                                                          ●    Unit 6:  Quadrilaterals and 
                                                               Other Polygons 
                                                          ●    Unit 7: Similarity 
                                                          ●    Unit 8: Right Triangles and 
                                                               Trigonometry 
                                                          ●    Unit 9: Coordinate Geometry 
                                                          ●    Unit 10: Circles 
                                                          ●    Unit 11 Two- Three Dimensional 
                                                               Models 
                                                          ●    Unit 12: Probability 
          Grading policy:                             School-wide, two categories of grade distribution will be used: Achievement 
                                                      and Process. These categories are defined below:  
                                                          ●    70% Achievement – the demonstration of student mastery of content 
                                                               (i.e., tests, quizzes, projects, and major writing pieces) 
                                                          ●    30% Process – the activities used to build understanding and lead to 
                                                               content mastery (i.e., daily classwork, journals/starters, homework).   
                                                       
                                                      Students will have two weeks for ​final ​submission of assignments after the due 
                                                      date if we are in a virtual setting.  No assignments will be accepted after the 
                                                      two week date.   
                                                       
                                                      A complete copy of the grading policy can be found on our website: ejhayes.fcps.net 
          Homework:                                       ●    Homework during the virtual setting will be online in enVisionand/or 
                                                               Canvas.  We will have homework everyday. 
          How can students get help for this              ●    Email teacher. enVision has online videos  and help on most homework 
          class?                                               problems  
          How can parents help students with              ●    Encourage students to ask for help and encourage students to stay 
          this class?                                          current on assignments