Identify relevant
elements of
authentic real-life
situations
Your story should
be about an
authentic real life
situation
*Authentic real life
situation
*Story problem is
written in a logical
manner
*Relevant
information is in
the story problem
The student:
• identifies some of
the elements of the
authentic real-life
situation
• identifies most of the
elements of the
authentic real-life
situation
Select appropriate
mathematical
strategies when
solving authentic
real-life situations
Your story problem
needs to be solved
by using the
Pythagorean
Theorem
*Story problem is
written to be
solved using the
Pythagorean
Theorem
The student:
• selects with ssuccess
appropriate
mathematics to model
the situation
real-life situation
Apply the selected
mathematical
strategies
successfully to reach
a solution
Your solution
should be correct
and written out in
sentence form
Justify the degree of
accuracy of a
solution
Justify whether a
solution makes
sense in the context
if the authentic reallife situation
*On the solution
page, you indicate
whether you are
solving for a, b, or c
*All of your math is
shown on the
solution page
*Your final answer
is written in a clear
and logical manner
You must state the *Your solution has
degree of accuracy a statement as to
of your solution
how much believe
and why you
your solution is the
believe this
correct answer to
the story problem
You should justify
*Your solution has
whether your
statements
solution makes
justifying why you
sense in the context believe your
of your authentic
solution is correct
real life situation
and valid in the
context of the story
The student:
• applies the selected
mathematics to reach
a valid solution
• applies the selected
mathematics to reach
a valid and correct
solution
The student:
• explains the degree
of accuracy of the
solution
• explains whether the
solution makes sense
in the context of the
real-life situation