Lesson 17: How should the crew give out ten free seats? Printable pages
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Grades 6–8
Task: Hold a small-group discussion, then write a short note to the thirty students explaining how the ten seats will be given out.
Students make: Note, 4–6 sentences.
One class period: 45 minutes. Full chapter: 89 minutes.
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Task: Write a 150-word decision note defending one option, its strongest objection and one revision.
Students make: Decision note, 150 words.
One class period: 50 minutes. Full chapter: 95 minutes.
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Task: Compare the three methods in a memo to a student club, recommending one and specifying the published criteria.
Students make: Memo, 400–500 words.
One class period: 60 minutes. Full chapter: 107 minutes.
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Task: Write a memo to a student government committee recommending how to give out ten free workshop seats among thirty applicants. Then draft the announcement that publishes the method before sign-ups open.
Students make: Memo, 350–450 words, plus an announcement of 80–120 words.
One class period: 75 minutes. Full chapter: 107 minutes.
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Family page Lesson 17: How should the crew give out ten free seats?
In this case, a group of friends has ten free workshop seats and thirty people who want one. Your student compared three ways to choose and wrote a note that explains the choice and who carries its cost.
Questions to talk about
- When something is limited, like tickets or seats, what makes a way of choosing feel fair?
- Why might it help to announce a rule before anyone signs up?
- What is one kind way to tell people they were not picked?
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