Math

Integrating writing into the Math curriculum
__** Technical Writing Ideas **__
 * **Students compare and contrast a problem solved incorrectly to the same problem solved correctly. **
 * **Read the Test Taking Tips and write a paragraph on how to use the tips during a test. Post in each classroom! **
 * **Take a survey and report the results in paragraph form; share with classmates, revise to a be a newspaper article about what kids like. After students practice taking a survey, create a survey of their own, chart the results using the Math is Fun site, and then write a report to share with classmates. **

__** Expository Writing Ideas **__
 * **Pairs of students work to interview a vocabulary term based on a set of questions. One student is the term and the other is the interviewer. Students than create a news article based on the information. **
 * **Students respond in writing as to how to solve a problem. The introduction of sequence will help guide students in writing the steps for solving. **
 * **Students create a comic using the comic creator. The purpose is to write out the steps to solving a problem. **

__** Narrative Writing Ideas **__
 * **Students write story problems based on terms used in story problems. Students must focus on vocabulary, type of operation intended and outcome of the problem. **
 * **Students write about a time they had to solve a problem in math. Use the story elements to create their story and include imagery. **
 * **Use the Real-World Reader connections, answer questions and write a narrative story using the original reading. **

__** Persuasive Writing Ideas **__
 * **In connection to the survey activity in technical writing activities, write a persuasive paragraph convincing students of something based on the survey results. **
 * **Write a letter persuading classmates to use test-taking tips when taking a test. Use the letter generator to write the letter. Persuasive map tool may be helpful to guide student logic. **

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