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

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Bellwork reviewed using slope, distance, and midpoint formulas to find the best name for a quadrilateral.  This is called a Coordinate Proof.

Hwk #2 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Coordinate Proofs using numerical coordinates such as the bellwork and also Coordinate Proofs using coordinates that are variables because this proves that it is true for all numbers.

No hwk was assigned.

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork and bellwork answers:

Bellwork 4-15-14

Bellwork Answers 4-15-14

Monday, April 14, 2014

Bellwork reviewed doing a coordinate proof to determine the best name for a quadrilateral.

Hwk #21 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 6-6, placing a quadrilateral on the coordinate plane and using the minimum number of variables to label the coordinates of the four vertices.

Hwk #22 is due tomorrow:

Sec 6-6, pages 344-345, problems 2-7, 23-26.

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 4-14-14

Bellwork Answers 4-14-14

Notes 4-14-14

Friday, April 11, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 6-5, Kites and Trapezoids.

Hwk #20 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 6-5 and began Sec 6-6.

Hwk #21 is due on Monday.

Sec 6-5, pages 338-339, problems 5, 8, 10, 14, 17, 23, 26

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 4-11-14

Bellwork Answers 4-11-14

Notes 4-11-14

Monday, April 7, 2014

Bellwork reviewed how to use the coordinates of the vertices of a quadrilateral to determine if it is a Parallelogram, Rhombus, Rectangle, or a Square.

The remainder of the period we continued working on “coordinates proofs” to determine the most precise name of a quadrilateral.  We then began our discussion on Sec 6-5, Trapezoids and Kites.

Students received the review for a quiz over Sections 6-1 to 6-4.  Quiz will be Thursday, April 10.

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 4-7-14

Bellwork Answers 4-7-14

Notes 4-7-14

Friday, April 4, 2014

Bellwork reviewed concepts from Sec 6-3 and 6-4.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-4, Special Parallelograms.  Students learned the characteristics of a figure that makes it a Rhombus, Rectangle, or Square.

Hwk #19 assigned and due on Monday:

Sec 6-4, pages 332-335, problems 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16-18, 67-69

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 4-4-14

Bellwork Answers 4-4-14

Notes 4-4-14

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Bellwork reviewed ways to prove a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Hwk #18 due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-3, proving that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.  We then began our discussion on Sec 6-4, Special Parallelograms.

No hwk assigned today.