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During science class, your teacher says: “After you finish the lab, record your observations and write a conclusion explaining the results.” You’re not sure what “observations” means in this context.
What are observations?
Your teacher says: “Make sure your paragraph includes a strong claim, supporting evidence, and reasoning.” You understand claim and evidence, but you don’t know what “reasoning” means.
What does reasoning mean?
In ELA, your teacher says: “Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word ‘reluctant’ in paragraph 3.” You don’t know what “context clues” are.
What are context clues?
Your teacher says: “After finishing your draft, revise it for clarity and organization.” You’re not sure what changes you’re supposed to make when revising.
What should I change when I revise?
In math, your teacher says: “Graph the solution on a coordinate plane.” You don’t know where to start or what to graph.
What am I supposed to graph?
During a group project, your teacher says: “Each group member needs a specific role.” You’re not sure what your role is supposed to be.
What is my role in the group?
Your teacher says: “Be sure to cite your sources using MLA format.” You’ve never done that before and don’t know what it means.
What is MLA format?
In science, your teacher says: “Form a hypothesis before starting the experiment.” You don’t understand what a hypothesis is.
What is a hypothesis?
Your teacher gives multi-step directions: “First highlight key details, then summarize the passage in your own words.” You’re confused about what counts as “key details.”
What are key details?
Your teacher says: “Use complete sentences when answering the questions.” You’re unsure what makes a sentence “complete.”
What is a complete sentence?
During class, your teacher says: “Turn and talk to your partner about the main idea.” You don’t remember what “main idea” means.
What is the main idea?
In math, your teacher says: “Round your answer to the nearest tenth.” You’re not sure how to round to the nearest tenth.
How do I round to the nearest tenth?
Your teacher says: “Make sure your response is detailed and thorough.” You’re unsure how much detail is expected.
How much detail should I include?
During independent work time, your teacher says: “Use the rubric to check your work before turning it in.” You don’t know where to find the rubric.
Where can I find the rubric?
Your teacher says: “Finish the assignment for homework if you don’t complete it in class.” You’re not sure when it is due.
When is the homework due?
In math class, your teacher models a problem on the board and then assigns similar problems for independent practice. When you start, you realize your problem looks different and you don’t know which steps to use.
How do I start this problem?
