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WEEK ONE |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Objective |
Student will be introduced to the idea that algebra can be used in daily life; students will generate ideas about when and how algebra is used outside of school. |
Students will begin to develop a working dictionary of math-to-English definitions. |
Students will build on their translation skills; students will apply the skills they acquired in the previous lesson to word problems. |
Students will begin work on final project; students will select a group to work with in final project and discuss how they will use their new translation skills to formulate a budget for the fundraiser. |
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TOPIC |
Real World Math |
Translation |
Translation Part 2 |
Poetry Slam Part 1 |
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LITERACY |
Students will participate in a guided discussion; students will reflect on these ideas in journals. |
Students will work in discussion groups; students will compile group lists and a class list of translations. |
Students will practice working through word problems. |
Students will work in groups; students will write proposals for organization of finances for fundraiser. |
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Week 2 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Objective |
Students will practice translation skills; students will connect these skills to real life skills such as balancing a checkbook, paying bills and calculating a budget. |
Students will practice using their translation skills in reverse, ie from math back into English; students will strengthen their skill with working word problems. |
Students will solidify translation skills; students will combine math to English translation with English to math translation; students will work in fundraiser groups, using these skills to work on their budget proposals. |
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Topic |
Finance as Math |
Reverse Translation |
Translation/Budget |
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Literacy |
Students will use and add to translation chart; students will reflect on topic in journals. |
Students will write short explanations of their mathematical answers; students will discuss what their results means. |
Students will work in groups; students will continue working on written proposals. |
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Week 3 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Objective |
Students will practice their problem-solving skills; students will experiment with using percentages in word problems. |
Students will compare findings thus far in reference to individual projects; students will build on connection between percents/finance and algebraic equations. |
Students will work on their final projects; they will solidify their understanding of how to solve word problems through application. |
Students will evaluate their progress regarding individual projects; students will identify problem areas and check in with me. |
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Topic |
Percents |
Percents in Finance |
Application/ Problem Solving |
Self-Assessment |
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Literacy |
Students will use their translation charts to translate word problems from English to math and back again. |
Students will discuss progress with classmates and share experiences. |
Students will practice solving and translating word problems. |
Students will review research done so far and write short self-evaluations to be handed in. |
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Week 4 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Objective |
Students will integrate the skills they have acquired over the unit via practice problems. |
Students will reflect on what they have learned in the unit. |
Students will finish any last-minute preparations for the poetry slam. |
Students will discuss the results of the poetry slam; as a class we will compare the actual results of the poetry slam with our prospective budgets. |
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Topic |
Tying it together |
Synthesis |
Reflections |
Final Preparations |
Self and Final Assessments |
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Literacy |
Students will participate in a class discussion; students will reflect on this discussion in their journals. |
Students will work through practice word problems. |
Students will write in their journals about what they learned during the unit. |
Students will participate in the poetry slam. |
Students will turn in final projects including a written explanation of their findings. |
