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    Interpreter Needed! Creating and Solving Equations

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    Subject: Math

    Lesson Length: 20 - 35 mins

    Topic: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Interpret Numerical Expressions

    Grade Level: 5

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will write equations using parentheses, brackets, and/or braces and explain the order of how to solve.

    Know Before You Start: Students should have prior practice with solving equations or expressions involving parentheses, brackets, and/or braces.

    Hook:

    • Have students work in pairs to solve the problem in the sample comic.

    Activity:

    • Have students create a comic that includes their own equation
    • Panel 1 should include their equation.
    • Additional panels should explain the order in which the equation is solved.

    Closure:

    • Have students review and recite the order of operations.

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    • Scaffold instruction by providing a visual with step-by-step directions with the order of operations.

    • Allow students to work with a peer model.

    • Allow students to write in their home language.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display: Comic.

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    Suggested Story Starters:

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