[header] How to graph points on the coordinate plane [title] Understand the axes of the coordinate plane. [step] When you're graphing a point on the coordinate plane, you will graph it in (x, y) form. Here is what you'll need to know : [substeps] The x-axis goes left and right, the second coordinate is on the y-axis. 
The y-axis goes up and down. Positive numbers go up or right (depending on the axis).