Writing in Math Class: A Resource for Grades 2-8

By Marilyn Burns

How can writing help students think more deeply and clearly about mathematical ideas? Marilyn Burns shares numerous examples illustrating how students sort, clarify, and define their thinking through different types of writing--journal writing, solving math problems, explaining mathematical ideas, and linking creative writing to math. Includes assessment strategies, answers to frequently asked questions, and samples of authentic student work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941355136
• ISBN13: 9780941355131
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 8

Customer Reviews

Writing in Math Class by Marilyn Burns

Excellent book. It helps the students focus on what they really are trying to show.

A terrific resource!

Writing in Math Class is a great resource for any teacher interested in teaching writing across the curriculum. I have used many of the ideas in this book, including how to use math journals, but I think my favorite is asking students to write their own math authobiography, what their math life has been like before coming to me. In North Carolina our 4th graders take an open ended test in the fall where they do math problems and then explain what they did--this book will help teachers get students ready for this test and teach the children some very important skills in the process!