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Plus, Minus and Interesting Lesson PlanPlus, Minus and Interesting Lesson Plan
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Plus, Minus and Interesting

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Students identify the main ideas or topics of a lesson or unit using the plus, minus and interesting graphic organizer. In this main idea or topic lesson, students examine the use of the PMI graphic organizer. They describe the item they liked, did not enjoy, or found interesting in a lesson or unit of study.

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main ideas, central ideas, plus sign, basic operations, subtraction

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interesting, main ideas, main points, minus, plus, pros and cons, math
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2nd - 10th
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Math
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