1. Storyboard for BookBuilder
Title of the Book: Why??? Geometric Proofs
Content Area: Math Genre: Grade Level: 9-12
Coach #1
Trish encourages you to “Think for
yourself”
Coach #2
Hali’s Helpful Hint
Coach #3
Alex’s Answer
Coach 1 and 3 are realistic and provide
high school students with someone they
can connect to. Coach 2 shows a
character that might be humorous
and/or relate to specific students.
2. Element: Geometric Proofs and Reasoning
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Why??? Geometric Proofs (Title)
Image: Picture of the Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
(500x258)
Source
image:
Alt Text for
screenreader:
Source: http://bit.ly/15Uw9d5
Pictorial example of the geometric proofs of the Pythagorean
Theorem by tobo.
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least 14)
When will I actually use this??? (24pt)
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Coach 1 Trish encourages you to “Think for yourself”:
Why do you think Geometric Proofs are important in real life
applications?
Coach 2 Hali’s Helpful Hint:
In what jobs might you use thinking, logic, and reasoning to
create an argument?
Coach 3 Alex’s Answer:
Doctor
Lawyer
Business
etc.
Student
Response
The student will think about jobs and/or situations that require
logical thinking and processing in order to create a valid
argument. They will add to the list of Alex’s answers.
3. Element: Requirements
Page Style
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Image: Think (500x333)
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image:
Alt Text for
screenreader:
Source: http://bit.ly/1ckEwWK
Picture of the word think by H. Michael Karshis
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What do Geometric Proofs Require? (Bold, 20 pt)
(16 pt)
Logic
Reasoning
Arguments (academic and persuasive)
Justification
Understanding Why
and of course…
THINKING!
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Coach 1 Trish encourages you to “Think for yourself”:
In a job that you described previously, what situation might you
find yourself in that will require you to use logic or make an
argument that you must justify?
Coach 2 Hali’s Helpful Hint:
Lawyer
Doctor
Business
Coach 3 Alex’s Answer:
Lawyer: Building a case
Doctor: Using data and labs to make a diagonsis
Student
Response
The student will create their own situations where they might
be required to think or argue or use logic in a job that they
described on the previous book page.
4. Element: Business
Page Style
Image &
Size, color
Image: Climbing the business ladder (500x375)
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image:
Alt Text for
screenreader:
Source: http://bit.ly/1fT9Wpj
Picture of a business man moving higher on pillars by SalFalko.
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least 14)
Business (Bold, 20 pt)
(16 pt)
Making decisions (based on logical reasoning and support)
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Coach 1 Trish encourages you to “Think for yourself”:
What is one business decision that might need to be made that
would require logical reasoning and support?
Coach 2 Hali’s Helpful Hint:
Think about a specific business person…now, what kind of
decisions might they have to make on a daily basis?
Coach 3 Alex’s Answer:
Who to hire
What marketing strategy to use
Student
Response
The student will create their own situations where they would
be required to make a business decision based on logical
reasoning and support.
5. Element: Lawyer
Page Style
Image &
Size, color
Image: Scales of Justice (500x375)
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image:
Alt Text for
screenreader:
Source: http://bit.ly/1fT9Wpj
Picture of scales of justice, books, and gavel on a desk by srqpix.
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least 14)
Lawyer (Bold, 20 pt)
(16 pt)
Making decisions (based on logical reasoning and support)
How to defend or prosecute someone.
Best method of questioning for a specific witness.
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Coach 1 Trish encourages you to “Think for yourself”:
What is one decision that a lawyer must make that would
require him/her to justify a decision/question/method based
on logical reasoning?
Coach 2 Hali’s Helpful Hint:
Have you ever been in a court room or seen a lawyer work?
What about a TV show or movie?
Coach 3 Alex’s Answer:
Determining how to question a witness based on previous
experience. Is it best to be harsh and direct, or make them trip
over their own words?
Student
Response
The student will determine one example of a decision or
argument that a lawyer might have to defend using logic and
reasoning.
6. Element: Politician
Page Style
Image &
Size, color
Image: Capitol Building (500x375)
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image:
Alt Text for
screenreader:
Source: http://bit.ly/17dwuqK
Picture of The Capitol building with an American Flag flying by
CrazyGeorge.
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least 14)
Politics (Bold, 20 pt)
(16 pt)
Making decisions (based on logical reasoning and support)
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Coach 1 Trish encourages you to “Think for yourself”:
What is one decision that a politician might need to make that
would require logical reasoning and support?
Coach 2 Hali’s Helpful Hint:
Think about all the politicians you have heard speak, either in
real life or in an interview on TV. What decisions are they
making?
Coach 3 Alex’s Answer:
What group (lobbyist) to support.
What town/city/state to campaign.
How to spend the government’s money.
Student
Response
The student will pretend that they are a politician and justify
the reason they are supporting a certain group with their vote.
7. Element: Doctor
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Image &
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Image: Doctor’s Hands(500x333)
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image:
Alt Text for
screenreader:
Source: http://bit.ly/17dvyCB
Picture of a doctor holding a stethoscope by Alex E. Proimos.
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least 14)
Doctor (Bold, 20 pt)
(16 pt)
Making a diagnosis (based on logical reasoning and support)
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Coach 1 Trish encourages you to “Think for yourself”:
What is one doctor’s decision that might need to be made that
would require logical reasoning and support?
Coach 2 Hali’s Helpful Hint:
Think about what a doctor’s daily life at work consists of and
what decisions must be made.
Coach 3 Alex’s Answer:
Diagnosis
Action to treat a specific type of diagnosis
Student
Response
The student will discuss one situation (preferable a first-hand
account, but could also be second hand, or TV/movie example)
where a doctor had to use deductive reasoning (logical
reasoning based on patterns, trends, trials, etc) to reach a
conclusion.