About Brian Riley

2013-2014 is my 19th year teaching in the Dearborn Public Schools. Graduate of Michigan State University. B.S. Civil Engineering. Graduate of California State University. Secondary Teaching Certificate Graduate of Wayne State University. M. A. Sports Administration. Prior to Teaching at the Early College I taught for 13 years at Fordson High School where I coached baseball for 16 years. Born and raised in Rochester, Michigan Graduate of Rochester Adams High School

Monday, March 2, 2020

Bellwork gave students practice finding missing sides in similar figures.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 7-2.

Hwk #11:  Due Tomorrow.  Sec 7-2

Page 375

Problems 2-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14

We continued by beginning our discussion on Sec 7-3:  Proving triangles are similar.

Hwk #12:  Sec 7-3

Page 386

Problems 4-6, 16-19, 28

Due date for Hwk #12 is still to be determined.

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Bellwork reviewed problems involving proportions from Sec 7-2.

Hwk #10 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 7-2.

Next Hwk: 

Hwk #11.  Sec 7-2

Page 375

Problems 2-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14

Due date is still to be determined.

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Bellwork reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 6 Test and reviewed our discussion from Friday, Feb 14 on Sec 7-1.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 7-1: Ratios and Proportions.

Hwk #10 is due on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

Page 368.

Problems 1-5, 7, 9, 15, 18, 25, 44, 46

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Friday, February 14, 2020

Bellwork reviewed for the Chapter 6 Test

Hwk #9 is due today

The remainder of the period  we continued discussing Sec 7-1.

Hwk #10   Sec 7-1

Page 368

Problems 1-5, 7, 9, 15, 18, 25, 44, 46

Due date still to be determined.

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Bellwork gave students review problems for the Chapter 6 Test (2-25-20)

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Chapter 6 (Sec 6-7).

Hwk #9 is due tomorrow

Practice Sheet Sec 6-7

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Most of the students were out of class today at a School Related activity.  Those who remained worked on some review problems in preparation for the Chapter 6 Test which will be given on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.

They were to work on the circled problems only.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Bellwork gave students practice on problems from Sec 6-6 and 6-7.

Hwk #8 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 6-7:  Coordinate Geometry.

Students were introduced to the Midsegment Theorem of Trapezoids.

Hwk #9 was made available to the students.

Practice Sheet:  Sec 6-7

Due date is still to be determined.

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