1. Math Portfolio Piece

2. Writing Your Next Portfolio Piece
In every class you have to write a portfolio piece for the 7th grade.
Now it is time to do your Math piece.
                               

3. What are you going to do?
You are going to write a friendly letter to a 6th grader coming into the 7th grade

4. What are you going to write about?
In the letter you are going to:
CHOICE 1:
Tell them 3 ways to stay organized and how it will benefit them to do so. OR
CHOICE 2:
Tell them 3 ways they will use the math they learn in the 7th grade in real life.

5. 5 Parts of a friendly letter

6. HEADING The heading is your address and date.
In a friendly letter the heading goes in the right hand corner.

7. Salutation This is the greeting or who you are writing the letter to.
Examples are: Dear Sixth Grader, Dear Incoming 7th Grader, Dear Future 7th Grader, Dear New Student,

8. BODY This is where all your information goes.
Each paragraph in a friendly letter, you DO indent!
There should be at least 5 or 6 (6 is BEST) paragraphs in your body. (There should also be at least 4 sentences in each paragraph)!

9. The first paragraph should be your introduction. WHY YOU ARE WRITING.
BODY (CONTINUED)

10. The next 3 paragraphs are your suggestions to the 7th grade student
The next 3 paragraphs are your suggestions to the 7th grade student. They should be very detailed and supported.
The last paragraph should tie back into the first paragraph and summarize what your MAIN point is.

11. CLOSING This is written 2 lines below the last paragraph.
Only the first word is capitalized.
Examples: Yours truly, A seventh grade student, A concerned student, A current student, Your friend, etc.

12. Signature
YOUR Name
Example: T_________A_______

13. TYPING RULES 1. 14 COMSMIC SAN 2. Save as MATH LETTER
3. FOLLOW FORMAT on PAPER

14. REMINDERS
Make sure you have 3 ways they can use Math or stay organized.
Make sure you follow the typing format.
Make sure you DO the revision when given.

15. SUGGESTIONS FOR ORGANIZING

16. Ways to Stay Organized Use Agenda book to write down homework/tests.
Have folder for each class
Use a certain color for each class
Organize locker
Have a set routine
Do a weekly clean up to get and stay organized
Prepare a day ahead
Use a calendar
Make a daily checklist

17. Using Math in Real Life Adding and subtracting decimals Shopping
Dividing Number
Money
Fractions ¼, ½, ¾
Fractions
Cooking
Mean, Mode, Median
Averaging Grades

18. More Math.... Multiplication, division, adding, subtracting
Deciding if you are being paid correct.
Negative and Positive Numbers
Deposits and Withdrawals, Temperature
Measurement
Building things, hanging wallpaper, cooking
Multiplication
Deciding how much you need of something

19. These are just suggestions...

20. You can use
Your own ideals.

21. QUESTIONS?