Three-Act Math
Deconstruct the experience. What are the three acts of this story? What were the teacher moves? How is it different than the same kind of problem in a textbook?
Finish The Story
Which acts are missing? What media or information would you need to gather to turn these partial stories into complete math problems?
Textbook Makeover
Where is the hook in each of these problems? What kind of image would provoke a student to wonder that hook on her own?
