8th grade Math Guide

Unit 1

MATH IS…

KEY LANGUAGE USES

PACING

August 17 - August 28 (10 days)

EXPLAIN

STANDARDS Math Practice Standard 1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Math Practice Standard 3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE SUPPORTS

I can see myself as a doer of mathematics. Language Supports: ●​ Vocabulary (strategy) I can build mathematical habits of mind. Language Supports: ●​ Vocabulary (analyze)

I can build an understanding of the norms of interaction that allow for a productive math learning environment. Language Supports: ●​ Vocabulary (strategy, norms)

LEARNING INTENTIONS

●​ I can describe the ways in which we are all doers of math. ●​ I can compare and contrast my math biography with those of my classmates. ●​ I can make sense of a problem and represent it in different ways.

●​ I can explain different ways to think about numbers. ●​ I can represent a real-world situation using mathematics.

●​ I can describe tools I can use to solve a problem. ●​ I can construct an argument to explain my thinking. ●​ I can explain my thinking with clear and appropriate terms. ●​ I can use patterns to develop efficient strategies to solve problems. ●​ I can explain why patterns are useful to solve problems. ●​ I can recognize the behaviors and attitudes that support a productive classroom learning environment. ●​ I can identify the mindsets that help me problem solve.

KEY VOCABULARY

●​ Foundation ●​ Visible

●​ Analyze ●​ Determine

●​ Accurate ●​ Evaluate

●​ Visual