Drawing Animal Pictures
Anchor Papers:
Problem Solving
practitioner
Problem Solving Rationale
<p>The student's strategy of using a number line to show the five completed pictures and the five pictures that still need to be drawn works to solve the task. The student's answer, "5 more," is correct.</p>
Reasoning and Proof
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Reasoning Proof Rationale
<p>The student shows correct reasoning of the underlying concepts of the task. The student jumps the five completed pictures. The student understands that they need to count on from five to find that there are five more pictures to draw.</p>
Communication Level
practitioner
Communication Rationale
<p>The student correctly uses the mathematical terms <i>number line</i>, <i>more</i>, <i>diagram</i>.</p>
Connections Level
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Connections RationaleDrawing Animal Pictures
<p>The student uses a new strategy of a diagram to show the five finished drawings and states, "He has to do those 5 more for 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 pictures. Then he will be all done." The student does not earn the Expert level because they did not compare the two strategies to confirm that the answer is correct.</p>
Representation
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Representation Rationale
<p>The student's number line is appropriate to the task. The numbers are labeled and the "jumps" are accurate. The student's diagram is appropriate to the task. The scribing provides the necessary labels for the completed pictures.</p>