Original PromptWe are using Carnegie for Algebra II and Pre- Calculus. I want to create an introduction to both classes by setting goals for their first 9 weeks. Can you create a one-page assignment that they can finish in 30 minutes with a fast start about goals and an exit ticket that may include a real-world connection to our very first unit on intro to functions in TEKS RS.
This learning resource focuses on the first quarter kickoff session for students, emphasizing the importance of setting measurable academic goals and understanding functional thinking in a real-world context. The session is structured with several phases: a quick goal-setting activity where students articulate three specific and measurable goals for the quarter while reflecting on their persistence during challenges, a reflection phase that encourages students to anticipate and plan for difficult concepts within their curriculum, and a real-world connection exercise that has students identify and describe a scenario demonstrating how one variable depends on another. The session concludes with an exit ticket that invites students to define a function and analyze the relationship between independent and dependent variables in their chosen scenarios.