Math Project Writing your own illustrated children’s math book.

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Math Project Writing your own illustrated children’s math book

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Math Project

Writing your own illustrated children’s math book

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Directions

• Write a story about or involving mathematics. – (Example: Sir Cumference and

the Dragon of Pi)• Be creative with your language,

plot, and characters. – (Example: Lady Di of Ameter)

• Draw colorful pictures, use computer graphics, or find cutouts to go along with the story.

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More Directions

• The story must be typed and be grammatically correct.

• You must use mathematics correctly in your story.

• Have fun!

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Requirements

• Your book must have:– Cover art– Title page– Dedication– At least 10 pages of text– “About the Author” info

for the inside back cover– Solutions, if necessary– OR Summary of story for

back cover

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Examples

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Ideas

• Talk show interview– Interview a square, a fraction, an integer

• Rewrite a fairy tale– Goldilocks and the Three Squares

• The Most Important Thing Is …– Use different concepts

• Use your imagination!

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First Deadline

• Tomorrow, May 4– Rubric must be signed by parent and

returned.– “About the Author” must be filled out and

returned.– Start thinking about your story

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Next Deadline

• Friday, May 5– Story Map due

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Weekend Assignment

• A story board of your story must be completed and handed in on MONDAY!

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NEXT Deadline

• Peer Edit due by Wednesday, May 10.

• Get form from Mrs. Story.• Have a peer read your story and fill out

the form.• Turn in.

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LAST Deadline

• Use the rubric and directions to make sure you have all pieces required.

• Turn in all pages in order, with your choice of construction paper, in the paper folder that you received at the beginning of this project.

• The book is due tomorrow by the end of the school day. You MAY turn it in before that, of course.