Kier L.S. Colon HWP Summer 2009 Using Writing in Mathematics Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. —William Zinsser Writing to Learn Kier L.S. Colon HWP Summer 2009

How can I keep my students responses in their Math Journals affective and interesting? Bell-Ringer Mathography Open-Ended Prompts Metacognition Real World Experience

Activity #1-Brainstorming Brainstorming math words. Post it notes. Discuss. 5 minutes.

Math Words Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Ratio Numbers Measurement Graphing Statistics & Probability Money Time Numeration Algebraic Thinking Regrouping Skip Count Place Value Mental Math Roman Numerals

Activity #2-Mathography Prompt: Lots of times students think what they learn in math is only for the classroom and is really not of much use outside math class. Think about times you have used something you learned in math in your life outside math class recently. Share one of those real-life experiences. 4x6 Note Cards ( Different Colored & Numbered) 10 minutes

Open-Ended Prompts… I learned that I... I was surprised that I... I noticed that I... I discovered that I... I was pleased that I...

Activity 3 – Refinement & Reflection Reflection & Refinement with a Group. Get in group with number on Note Card. 5-7 minutes Big Group Share 1 from each group. 5-10 minutes

References A Mathematics Handbook: Math to Learn by Great Source Education Group a Houghton Mifflin Company Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally by John A. Van De Walle Best Practices in Writing Instruction Edited by Steve Graham, Charles A. McArthur, and Jill Fitzgerald http://www2.ups.edu/community/tofu/lev2/journaling/writemath.htm