Products, quotients, sums, and differences are the operations to know. A thorough lesson presentation explains how to analyze a verbal expression to create a mathematical expression. Explanations of terminology and order help learners avoid common errors.

Concepts

writing expressions, basic operations, order of operations

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a word wall of key words important to writing expressions
• Follow the lesson with board work as guided practice

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson is heavy on vocabulary, which may be challenging for English learners
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Allows individuals to watch and rewatch the lesson as needed
• Uses color to highlight key terms

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 RST.6-8.7 RST.9-10.7