CFU:

Check for • #1: What is the error if someone said that the b value was 8?
Understanding • #1: What is the value of c?
(2-3 min) • #1: Why isn’t it +4?
• #2: what do we know about factored and simplified expressions?
Mini-Stamp (SWBATS): A factored form of an expressions and its simplified form are
equivalent!

Daily Drill: Oral Teacher Specific
Drill/Mad
Minute
(3-5 min)
Launch/I Do • Today we are going to revisit another algebraic concept you have studied before,
Script factoring.
(5-8 min) • Let’s refresh our memories a bit by doing an example you studied in a previous grade.
How do we factor the expression 𝟐𝒚 + 𝟔? We see if there is a number that is a factor of
both the 2 and the 6. In this case, it’s 2.
• Yes—factoring stars with finding a common factor for each term. What do we then do with
this common factor of 2? We write a new expression with the 2 multiplied by an
expression.
• Yes—it looks like this. Two times a quantity:
𝟐( )
• To make this expression equivalent to the first expression, what would need to be inside
the parentheses? It would need to be 𝑦 + 3, because distributing 2 to y and 2 to 3 would
give us 2𝑦 and 6.
• So our factored expression is 𝟐(𝒚 + 𝟔). Let’s think about the relationship between
factoring and distributing. In the previous class, we used multiplication to distribute and
simplify an expression. Here, we used factoring on an expression that was already
simplified. What is the relationship between multiplying and factoring, and why? T&T.
• Share out! The relationship is that factoring is the inverse of multiplying. Factoring turns a
simplified expression into an expression where one value is multiplied by another, and
multiplying helps turn the expression back into simplest form.
• Let’s record this Key Takeaway:
• Factoring an expression is the inverse of multiplying in order to simplify. Factoring turns a
simplified expression into an expression where one value is multiplied by another, and
multiplying uses distribution to help turn the expression back into simplest form.

• Now let’s apply this understanding to more advanced algebraic expressions. Our goal is to
find the greatest common factor instead of only using one or some of the common factors.
In this expression, the both terms have a coefficient (14 and 7), and both also have a
variable (𝒙𝟑 and 𝒙𝟐 ).
• To find the GCF, we must check both the constants and the variables. I know that the GCF
of 14 and 7 is 7, so I’ll include 7. For the variables, 𝒙𝟑 = 𝒙 times 𝒙 times 𝒙, and 𝒙𝟐 = 𝒙
times 𝒙, so both terms include 𝒙 times 𝒙. That means 𝒙𝟐 is also a factor. Combining these, I
have a GCF of 7𝒙𝟐 .

GCF = 𝟕𝒙𝟐 𝟕𝒙𝟐 ( )

• To find what remains for each term, I divide each by the 7 and by the 𝒙𝟐 . Dividing 14 by 7
and 𝒙𝟑 by 𝒙𝟐 , I get 2 and x. The second term is −𝟕𝒙𝟐 , so dividing by itself gives me −𝟏.

𝟕𝒙𝟐 (𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏)

 • How can we tell that I don’t have anything else to factor out of these two terms? The
constants are 2 and 1, which only have 1 as a common factor, and the first term is the only
term with a variable.
• Correct! To check more explicitly, I use the inverse, which is multiplying to distribute:

k𝟕𝒙𝟐 l(𝟐𝒙) − 𝟕𝒙𝟐 (𝟏)

𝟏𝟒𝒙𝟑 − 𝟕𝒙𝟐

CFU:
• So, what did I do to determine the GCF? You checked for both the GCF of the constants and
the GCF of the variables.

CFU: Check for • What would the GCF be of the expression 12𝑥 # − 14𝑥𝑦?
Understanding
(2-3 min) Mini-Stamp (SWBATS): In order to identify the GCF of an expression we ask ourselves, what is
the largest factor that can be evenly divided by each term in the expression? We need to
remember that when there are exponents in our GCF, we apply the quotient rule to subtract
the exponents when we divide.
You Do Round Reference Monitoring Key for exemplars
1:
(5-8 min) Anticipated Error Prompts

1. Common factor is not GCF • Look at the remaining terms. What other
factor do they share?
2. Does not factor correctly when leading • If the first term is negative, include the
term is negative negative sign in the outside factor.
• What does that do to the signs of the
other terms?
3. Does not use multiplication to check • Factoring and multiplying are inverses.
factoring • Use the distributive property to check.
4. Does not test answer choices when no • Factoring and multiplying are inverses.
GCF exists (e.g., Medium #6) • If there is no GCF, try distributing and
see what is equivalent.

1. Does not factor correctly when leading term is negative

Error Correct Answer

−4𝑦 % (−𝑦 − 2) −4𝑦 % (𝑦 + 2)

OR

−4𝑦 % (𝑦 − 2)