Clip 11/18: Lesson Part 2B

Using large chart paper, students begin 10 minutes of work with their table partners to develop the best commentary of the race. Students ask each other, “How should we label it?” Lisa Hennefarth circulates among the pairs of students, posing questions such as “Are you going to do anything with time? Or distance?” Another student summarizes the sequence of who is winning at different points, and Lisa asks, “Do you think you want to talk about lead changes?” She asks a pair, “What was on his whiteboard that you didn’t have, and what was on yours that he didn’t have?” A three students collaborate in writing “12 seconds in, Rebecca takes the lead at 25 yards” and “Genelle pacing herself in last place.” Lisa works with a student who correctly identifies who wins the race, and Lisa prompts her to consider what the intersections on the graph represent. Groups continue writing their commentaries as Lisa moves around the room, observing their work and inviting some groups to come up and share after group work is done.