Writing Policy

Writing in Mathematics

Expectations: Daily opportunities for writing in all Mathematics classes.

1. Implementing written study skills.
2. Journals in the Math classroom.
3. Notebook quiz on accurate written responses in notebooks done daily.
4. Regents writing tasks.
5. Stress on vocabulary and reading skills for all levels of Mathematics.
6. Student Portfolios
7. Student presentations of homework, motivational exercises, etc.
8. Test/Homework/Do Now Questions—Answers written in complete sentences.
9. Writing an informal proof in paragraph form
10. Writing a narrative explanation to a mathematics problem
11. Writing summary paragraphs after a reading assignment.
12. Written response to Teacher Question- “What is clear/unclear to you?”
13. Use Hochman strategies in writing summaries and task assignments.