A template of the talk frame was used to plan a lesson for algebra students learning about linear equations. The teacher recorded what he anticipated how students would reword the question in the Think section, what ideas they would contribute in the Talk Ideas section, and both their realization that the problem has multiple solutions and the valid mathematical ideas in the We Understand section. The mathematics focused on modeling with linear equations, creating linear equations from a word problem, and the break-even point. Specifically, students are given the fixed price and price per night of two dog kennels and must determine when the two will be equal.

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