S T U D E N T G U I D E
The Volume of a Home
How can Jorge and Alejandra figure out whose house has the greater volume?
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Table of Contents
Skills Focus
Overview and Connect
Read and Check
Analyze / Engage with the Text
Summarize
Develop / Build
Draft and Review / Create
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Optional Extensions
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S K I L L S F O C U S
Build Your Vocabulary: �Map a Word — Volume �
Synonym (similar or like word)
Antonym (opposite word)
Picture of Vocabulary Word
Vocabulary Word and Definition
Part of Speech
Root Word or Origin
Sentence Using Vocabulary Word
Instructions: Analyzing key vocabulary words will help you better understand the texts you are reading. Word mapping can also help the words "stick" in your memory. Complete the map below with the vocabulary word provided in the title. Use a dictionary if necessary. Fill as many boxes as you can.
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S K I L L S F O C U S
Cornell Notes: Modeling with Mathematics
What is a model? | A model is… |
How do we use models in math? | We use models in math... |
How does an architect use modeling to create diagrams and drafts? | An architect uses modeling.… |
Instructions: Take notes on the Direct Instruction lesson using the organizer below. Then summarize and reflect on the next page.
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D I R E C T I N S T R U C T I O N G U I D E
Cornell Notes: Modeling with Mathematics (continued)
Summarize and Reflect
In your own words and in complete sentences, write a 3–4 sentence summary of this skills lesson. An accurate summary will cover the lesson's central ideas and include important details to support those ideas.
Record your summary here:
O V E R V I E W A N D C O N N E C T
Find Your Purpose for Learning
Instructions: When you have finished reading the Overview for this lesson, answer the following questions in the space below:
What more would you like to learn about modeling with mathematics? What more would you like to learn about how to find the volume of both spheres and cones?
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O V E R V I E W A N D C O N N E C T
Share Your Personal Connection
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R E A D
Share Your Reflections
Instructions: During or after you have finished reading, find the questions in the text marked Pause and Reflect. These questions may help you understand the text, or they may help you connect the text to yourself, to other texts, or to the world around you.
Use the space on the left below to answer the reflection questions. Then discuss your answers, noting how they were similar or different.
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Record discussion reflections here:
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S T E P 2 : R E A D
Test Prep Strategy: Error Analysis
Reflect on any multiple choice questions that you got wrong. Taking this step will allow you to avoid making the same mistakes when you see similar questions in the future.
Item | Why was your answer incorrect? What was the cause of the error? | What made the correct answer right? |
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A N A L Y Z E / E N G A G E W I T H T H E T E X T
Highlight and Annotate
In this step, you will analyze the text closely, then discuss your findings to begin developing reasoning for your argument.
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S U M M A R I Z E
Write a Summary
Summaries help you process your thinking about a text and are often a great way to start off an argumentative or informational essay. A good summary shows you have knowledge about a topic.
Practicing summarizing also helps you prepare for the main idea questions posed on many standardized assessments. In addition, summarizing is a helpful skill for working with others, such as when you need to confirm your understanding of what someone else has said. That's a useful skill for all parts of life.
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D E V E L O P / B U I L D
Share your Argument Builder
When you’ve completed the argument building step, share your results with others, and listen to how they responded to the same question. Ask questions, and give feedback to help strengthen your partners’ reasons and evidence.
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S T E P 6 : C R E A T E Y O U R C E R C A
Peer Editing Activity
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D R A F T A N D R E V I E W / C R E A T E
Reflect on Your Writing
Before you submit your final CERCA, write a brief reflection describing your experience.
An area for growth for me on this piece or in my writing in general is…
The strongest areas of this piece of writing are…
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Through self-assessment and/or peer editing, I learned…
Optional Extensions
The following activities can be used as optional extensions to this lesson.
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O P T I O N A L E X T E N S I O N : A C T I V I T Y
Shapes All Around!
Background
Shapes are everywhere. Look around you. How many different shapes can you see? You probably see squares, other rectangles, or perhaps a triangle or circle.
In this activity, you are going to identify shapes in buildings, and think about why the architect may have decided to use these shapes. Then you will design your own building.
Materials
Activity
1. First, create a T-chart of shapes �you see around you, similar to this:
Add the objects you see and identify �the shape.
2. Next, design your own building. Include as many different shapes as you can. Label each shape in your design.
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Object | Shape |
door | rectangle |
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O P T I O N A L E X T E N S I O N : A C T I V I T Y
Shapes All Around! (continued)
Reflect
Why do you think some objects are the shape they are?
What are some advantages to using certain shapes?
How would things change if common objects were a different shape? For example, what if doors were triangles?
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