Lesson Plan

Writing Fix: Argue Better Than a Pigeon

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In this activity, the book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems is used as a mentor text. Students will learn how to evaluate the validity of a mathematical argument. Students will practice writing and revising their own mathematical arguments. Focusing on estimation, students will form an estimation and then evaluate the validity of their own mathematical arguments regarding their estimation. [Requires Adobe Reader.]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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