Created By Dr. Brian E. Enright A Structured Writing Guide

Highlight or underline the question Answer the question: What is the problem asking me to find? Rewrite the question in your own words: The problem is asking me to find ________________________. S- Study the Problem

O- Organize the facts Identify the facts. Eliminate the unnecessary facts. List all the necessary facts.

L- Line up a plan Choose an operation. Write out a plan to solve the problem without using numbers.

V – Verify the plan Estimate the answer. Solve the problem by using your plan.

E- Examine the Results Students check their work in this step. Write the final answer using a sentence.

Word Problem 1 From a car wash, a service club made $108 that was divided between the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. There were twice as many girls as boys, so the decision was made to give the girls twice as much money. How much did each group receive?

Highlight or underline the question Answer the question: What is the problem asking me to find? Rewrite the question in your own words: The problem is asking me to find ________________________. S- Study the Problem

S – Study the Problem From a car wash, a service club made $108 that was divided between the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. There were twice as many girls as boys, so the decision was made to give the girls twice as much money. How much did each group receive? The problem is asking me to find how much money each group received.

O- Organize the facts Identify the facts. Eliminate the unnecessary facts. List all the necessary facts.

O – Organize the Facts From a car wash, a service club made $108 that was divided between the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. There were twice as many girls as boys, so the decision was made to give the girls twice as much money. How much did each group receive? Facts ◦The service club made $108 ◦$108 was divided between the girls and boys ◦The girls get twice as much money Unnecesary Facts ◦There are twice as many girls as boys

L- Line up a plan Choose an operation. Write out a plan to solve the problem without using numbers.

Plan & Operation ◦To solve this problem I must make two equations that represent a system of equations and then use substitution, elimination, or graphing. L- Line up a plan From a car wash, a service club made $108 that was divided between the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. There were twice as many girls as boys, so the decision was made to give the girls twice as much money. How much did each group receive?

V – Verify the plan Estimate the answer. Solve the problem by using your plan.

Plan Let B= the amount boys make and G= the amount girls make B + G = $108 G = 2B Since, G = 2B, I will use substitution B + 2B =$108 3B = $108 B= $36 B+G=$108 $36 + G = $108 G=$72 V – Verify the plan From a car wash, a service club made $108 that was divided between the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. There were twice as many girls as boys, so the decision was made to give the girls twice as much money. How much did each group receive?

E- Examine the Results Students check their work in this step. Write the final answer using a sentence.

RESULTS ◦CHECK: Since B + G = $108 $36 + $72 = $108 ($36)2= $72 The Boy Scouts received $36 and the Girl Scouts received $72. The Girls Scouts received twice as much money as the Boy Scouts. E- Examine the Results From a car wash, a service club made $108 that was divided between the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. There were twice as many girls as boys, so the decision was made to give the girls twice as much money. How much did each group receive?

SOLVE Rubric S…Study the Problem ◦1 point: Underlines or highlights question, but doesn’t rewrite ◦2 points: Rewrites, but has incomplete idea ◦3 points: Rewrites and has main idea O…Organize the Problem ◦1 point: Identifies some facts ◦2 points: Identifies all facts ◦3 points: Identifies all facts and eliminates extraneous facts L…Line up a plan ◦1 point: Has a beginning idea of a plan ◦2 points: Has a complete idea of plan ◦3 points: Sets plan up in complete order and makes estimates Points _______

SOLVE Rubric V…Verify the plan ◦1 point: Start to work plan but stops ◦2 points: Tries to work past first trial but still incomplete ◦3 points: Continues to work plan to completion E…Examine the result ◦1 point: Checks work only ◦2 points: Writes answer in complete sentence only ◦3 points: Checks work and writes answer in complete sentence Total Points (Max: 15) Points _______

Practice Problems WHAT CAN WE TRY SOLVE OR GUIDED READING ON?? Math 8- MARS Pythagorean Theorem Activity Math I Linear versus Exponential Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Practice Problems 1. Chris wanted to ride a taxi from the library to the mall. The cab driver said there was a $2.00 fee plus $0.75 per mile. Chris knew the library was 11 miles from the mall. How much would his ride cost? 2. Elizabeth was the grocery store. She brought 3 pounds of apples at $0.89 per pound, 2 pounds of oranges at $0.53 per pound, and a loaf of bread that cost $1.39. What was the total of her grocery bill?

Practice Problems 3. Gabe wanted to put paneling on his living room wall. He knew the wall was 24 feet long. Each sheet of paneling was 4 feet wide. How many sheets of paneling would he need? 4. Ashley’s parents pay her for grades on her report card. They pay $10.00 for each A, $5.00 for each B, and $1.00 for each C. Ashley does not earn money for any grade lower than a C. If she made 4 A’s, 3 B’s, and 1 C on her latest report card, how much money did she earn?