1. 30-Second Paragraph Purpose: to identify main ideas Method:
Display a graph, table, diagram – something visual.
Give students 30 seconds to study the graph without writing anything.
Remove the graph.
Give students 30 seconds to jot down observations, i.e. What do you notice?
Ask students to share their observations with a partner, i.e. What did they both notice?
Ask each pair to share one observation.
Have students write a summary of the main ideas.

2. C = 12N + 250

3. What do you notice? linear partial variation
there is an equation for the line
# guests on x-axis
cost on y-axis
6 points on graph
equation shows $12 per guest
fee of $250
y-intercept is about $250
if no one comes, cost is about $275
100 guests costs about $1500
line is black
x-axis goes to about 130 people
y-axis goes to about $1800
titles are in purple
slope is 12