Students will participate in classroom discussions. Students exchange ideas, support arguments, document solutions, and ask questions orally when interacting with each other and the teacher. Students participate in discussions lead by the teacher. Students have meaningful discussions with each other when working in pairs or groups. Students will write a variety of documents.
Students write clear solutions to problems on homework, in-class work, and exams.
Teacher models correct and complete solutions on the board to the class as a whole. Teacher works individually with students to improve their written communication of ideas, both in and outside of class. Students will understand quantitative problems. Students solve problems expressed in English. Students translate from English to algebra and vice versa.