A Read-Aloud for Algebra and Geography Classrooms

Mark Twain's 'Cut-offs and Stephen,' a chapter in his 'Life on the Mississippi' was first used in an interdisciplinary course in earth science and geography. A mathematics teacher in algebra found it also makes a good illustration for linear equations. Twain's predictio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of adolescent & adult literacy 1995-12, Vol.39 (4), p.322-326
Hauptverfasser:	Richardson, Judy S., Forget, Mark A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescents Adult literacy Algebra Content area reading Correlation with content subjects Ditches Geography Geography education Geometric lines Humor Interdisciplinary approach (Education) Interdisciplinary approach in education Language arts Literature Map skills Mathematics education Methods Oral reading Read It Aloud Riverbanks Slope of a line Study and teaching Teachers Teaching methods Twain, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910)
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Zusammenfassung:	Mark Twain's 'Cut-offs and Stephen,' a chapter in his 'Life on the Mississippi' was first used in an interdisciplinary course in earth science and geography. A mathematics teacher in algebra found it also makes a good illustration for linear equations. Twain's predictions about the Mississippi proved accurate on the graph and the exercise provides an opportunity for students to appreciate American humor.
ISSN:	1081-3004 1936-2706