Zany's Joke Shop Dilemma

Lesson Content

• Lesson Plan Template:

  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA)

• Formative Assessment

  
  

  Teachers will ask the Readiness questions after students have read Reading passage 1 and Data set 1. The teacher will ask the Guiding/Reflective questions as students are working in their teams.

• Feedback to Students

  
  

  Teacher will give feedback to students through a series of questions before, during and after the activity is started. A final evaluation for their final product will be assessed using a teacher performance level effectiveness rubric (Summative Assessment).

• Summative Assessment

  
  

  Teacher Assessment Project Rubric

• Learning Objectives

  
  

  Student will be able to read and interpret data.
  
  Students will be able to solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers.

• Prior Knowledge

  
  

  Student will need to have knowledge and application of the four mathematical operations with rational numbers. Student should be able to create a data table (inventory) in order to keep accurate records of sales and left over merchandise. In addition, the student needs to be able to have knowledge of what is a budget and how to create one.

• Instructional Suggestions

  
  

  Part 1 (Days 1 and 2)

  1. Students receive client letter 1 (Reading passage 1), data set 1, and additional materials (provided in the Data set 1 section).
  2. The teacher can ask the readiness/comprehension questions (see Readiness questions) to the class or have students complete them individually on paper. After students understand the task, they can begin to work in teams of approximately 3-4.
  3. In teams, students work on the problem and respond to the client with the requesteddeliverables.
     1. As students are working, the teacher circulates to each team to ask the first set of Guiding/Reflective Questions and address any issues that may arise.
     2. Teachers can provide guidance using the reflective questions to help students determine the important factors and start thinking about how they can present their solution.

  Part 2 (Day 3)

  4. Students receive the client letter 2 (Reading Passage 2), data set 2, along with their work from part 1.
  5. Teams test, evaluate, and revise their first procedure as necessary with the second data set and provide the requested deliverables as specified in the second letter. a. If teams finish early, they can begin preparing their presentations.
  6. After all of the teams have completed their second letters to the client, the teams will present their results to the rest of the class. Teacher will assess team's projects using the Evaluation Rubric (see Summative Assessment).

• Guiding/reflective Questions

  
  
  1. Why do you think that?
  2. How do you know if you have an answer to the problem?
  3. Would your solution work in a different situation?
  4. What are the most important things to consider in your procedure?
  5. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
  6. Do you agree or disagree with your classmates' ideas? Why or why not?

• Reading Passage 1

  
  

  Letter One Zanys Joke Shop.docx

• Readiness Questions

  
  
  1. What is the problem?
  2. Who is the client?
  3. What is the client asking your team to do?
  4. What things do you need to include in your solution?
  5. Do you think there is more than one correct answer to what the client is asking? Why or why not?

• Data Set 1

  
  

  Data Set 1 Zanys Joke Shop.docx

• Letter Template 1

  
  

  Letter Template 1.docx

• Comprehension/readiness questions

  
  

  See Readiness Questions

• Reading Passage 2

  
  

  Letter Two Zanys Joke Shop NEW.docx

• Data Set 2

  
  

  Data Set 2 Zanys Joke Shop NEW.docx

• Letter Template 2

  
  

  Letter Template 2.docx

• Additional Instructions or Materials

  
  

• Reflection question 2

  
  
  1. Why do you think that?
  2. How do you know if you have an answer to the problem?
  3. Would your solution work in a different situation?
  4. What are the most important things to consider in your procedure?
  5. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
  6. Do you agree or disagree with your classmates' ideas? Why or why not?