Getting It Write With

Math!

Facilitator: Cheryl Taylor

Four Types of Writing In Mathematics! Affective Procedural Conceptual Creative

Bulletin boards, journals, exams

Writing may include pictures, numbers or diagrams

Affective Students express feelings and experiences

with math in their writing.

“Math and Me” “If I could be any number, I would be . .

What are the advantages and disadvantages of being this number?

This type of writing allows teachers to assess students with a “less demanding“ task.

Procedural Students explain the steps taken to arrive at their

answer. When you add fractions with unlike denominators

what must you remember to do. Dear Dr. Math I added 27 and 35. My teacher said my answer

(52) was wrong. Please explain.

This type of writing reinforces skill attainment.

Have students think about writing to persuade rather than writing a narrative.

Conceptual“ The Big Idea” Explaining how a decimal is like a fraction. Multiplication is similar to addition because . . . Can you tell whether two triangles are similar by

knowing just their angle measures? Some examples of odd numbers are . . . These numbers are odd because . . .

This type of writing reinforces problem solving skills.

Creative Students write about math in a variety of

ways. poems riddles songs, raps, nursery rhymes wanted posters

This type of writing reinforces vocabulary and language skills.

Procedural and Conceptual Understanding

The NYS Mathematics Exam!

“On the lines below, explain . . .”

Strategies for Multiple Choice Questions! Elimination Backsolving All Things Equal Landmark Values