Sentence+Frames+in+Action

In the first video clip, a student struggles with a definition for "Like Terms". Notice how he is unsure about the pronunuciation of "variable".
 * __ What are "Like Terms"? __**

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In the next clip, the teacher models the use of the sentence frame, "_ _ _ and _ _ _ are like terms", and then asks the class to repeat the sentence chorally.

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Once the class has repeated the teacher's sentence frame, they each take a turn in their groups saying the sentence frame with terms they have chosen. The group members then repeat the sentence chorally.

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The teacher then leads the class through a second sentence frame that raises the level of complexity both in language and mathematics. Notice that some students replace the term "squared" with "to the second power".

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