MATH PROCESSESASN D * P * P* C 2 Phase Process 3 Phase Process 4 Phrase Process

4 Steps 4 Steps + Details 5 Steps 5 Steps + Details

Steps Analysis Design a Strategy 4 Components of Process

4 Components Flow Chart

ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER

1

2

3

4

5

These are the steps to …

Step 5

Step 4

Five Steps

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Name

Why are these steps important?

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These are the steps to …

Five Steps

Name

Why are these steps important?

Step 1Gist of step Details

Step 2Gist of step Details

Step 3Gist of step Details

Step 4Gist of step Details

Step 5Gist of step Details

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Topic

SUMMARY

Main Idea Main IdeaMain Idea

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So what? What is important to understand about this?

Is about…

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

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So what? What is important to understand about this?

SOMETIMESWords that sometimes describe this PROCESS

OR when it is used

NEVERWords that never describe this PROCESS

OR when it is used

MATH PROCESS

IS USED TO

ALWAYSWords that always describe this PROCESS

OR when it is used

Describe* Plan* Predict * Check

My prediction ways mostly correct, but it was slightly different in these ways … My prediction was very different from what actually happened. What actually happened was …

CHECK to see if your prediction was correct after you have worked the problem

PLAN the strategy for solving the problem

1STEP

2STEP

3STEP

4STEP

5STEP

DESCRIBE the problem

Phase 1 Phase 2

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Is about …

Four Steps+

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Name

These are the steps to …

Why are these steps important?

Four Steps

Name

These are the steps to …

Why are these steps important?

Step 1Details

Step 2Gist of step

Step 3Details

Step 4Gist of step Details

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STEP1

Specific actions that take place Why these actions are important

STEP2

Specific actions that take place Why these actions are important

STEP3

Specific actions that take place Why these actions are important

STEP4

Specific actions that take place Why these actions are important

STEP5

Specific actions that take place Why these actions are important

Problem my strategy is designed to solve:

Potential problem that might make it difficult to complete this step

HOTSPOT

If needed, my plan for dealing with the HOT SPOT SOLUTION

Strategy Step

1

Potential problem that might make it difficult to complete this step

HOTSPOT

If needed, my plan for dealing with the HOT SPOT SOLUTION

Strategy Step

2

Potential problem that might make it difficult to complete this step

HOTSPOT

If needed, my plan for dealing with the HOT SPOT SOLUTION

Strategy Step

3

Potential problem that might make it difficult to complete this step

HOTSPOT

If needed, my plan for dealing with the HOT SPOT SOLUTION

Strategy Step

4

Potential problem that might make it difficult to complete this step

HOTSPOT

If needed, my plan for dealing with the HOT SPOT SOLUTION

Strategy Step

5

How I’ll know it’s time to use my strategy:

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Is about …

Phase 3Phase 2Phase 1

Is about …