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Ch. 1 Letter, Ch. 2 Letter, Ch. 3 letter, Ch. 4A Letter, Ch. 6 Letter, Ch. 7 Letter, Ch. 8 Letter, Ch. 8B Letter, Ch. 9 Letter, Ch. 10 Letter, Ch. Letter Rubric 

 

 

 

Ch. 1 Letter

Directions:

  Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student what each step of the ROSE problem solving plan is and how to use the order of operations.   Make sure you are explaining the process in words.  Include at least two examples (One for each topic).  Use complete sentences and write at least one page.

 

 

Ch. 3 Letter

Directions:

Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student how to compare and order decimals and how to add and subtract decimals.   Include at least two examples (One for each topic).  Use complete sentences and write at least one page.

 

Ch. 4A Letter

Directions:

Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student how to multiply mentally using the distributive property and how to place the decimal in your answers when you multiply by decimals.   Include at least two examples (One for each topic).  Use complete sentences and write at least one page.

 

Ch. 6 Letter

Directions:

Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student how to add and subtract both fractions and mixed numbers.  Include at least four examples.  One example must use borrowing.  Use complete sentences and write at least one page.

 

Ch. 2 Letter

Directions:

Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student how to make a frequency table for a set of data; and how to find the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data.   Include at least two examples (One for each topic).  Use complete sentences and write at least one page.

 

Chapter 7 Letter

Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter. Explain to the student how to multiply mixed numbers and how to divide mixed numbers. Include at least two examples. Use complete sentences and write at least one page or type at least 1/2 of a page.

 

Ch. 8 Letter

Directions:

Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student how to interpret a scale drawing using proportions.  Include at least two examples.  Use complete sentences and write at least one page.

Chapter 8B Letter

    Write a letter to two imaginary students in this class.  One of the students thinks that the metric system is better.   The other student thinks that the customary system is better.  Help to settle this dispute between friends by telling them three reasons that you think that one of the systems is better than the other one.  

Ch. 9 Letter

Directions:

  Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student how to bisect both a line segment and an angle with a compass.  BE SURE TO EXPLAIN HOW TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS IN WORDS.  Include at least four examples (two lines and two angles).  Use complete sentences and write at least one page. (Hint, read your notes and the textbook from section 3 for ideas)

 

Ch. 10 Letter

Directions:  

Write a letter to an imaginary student who has been absent for the entire chapter.  Explain to the student what the difference is between perimeter, area, and volume and why area is always expressed using square units and volume is always expressed using cubic units.  Use complete sentences and write at least one page.

Chapter Letter Grade

Length = 1 Pg.                                                                                      ___________/2

Beginning contains salutation, name, and reason for absence            ___________/1

Explanation of 1st topic is complete and correct                         ___________/2

Explanation of 2nd topic is complete and correct                                      ___________/2

Example for 1st topic is present and correct                                            ___________/1

Example for 2nd topic is present and correct                                             ___________/1

Complete sentences are used for explanations                              ___________/1

Total Points                                                                                          ___________/10