Mathematical Magazines Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate Outcomes Students will classify and tabulate the type of advertisements found in a collection of magazines. They will determine what percent of the total number of ads each type represents and present their results orally and in a graph.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      Language Arts Reading , Math Roles      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Urban, Rural NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Time Frame       2+ hours Technology Integration Venn Diagram Teaching Strategy

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Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent The students will be able to draw conclusions based on the frequency of ads presented in various kinds of magazines. Contextual Students are exposed to advertisements in their daily lives. They can transfer what they have learned about magazine ads to TV and radio ads. Building Expertise The activity provides the students with practice gathering real life data.

Lesson Designer Paula Mullet Willoughby Eastlake (216) 382-2820 prmullet@att.net

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