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Table 15 Recording sources in maths lesson, junior secondary

From: Pedagogic register analysis: mapping choices in teaching and learning

  

Role

Sourcing

Source

Interact

Act

A

 1

OK, Step 3, let’s use this information and draw this diagram

dK1

Locate

Expression

Suggest

Activity

 

[draws right angle triangle]

K1

Draw

Diagram

Impart

Knowledge

[labels sides and angles]

 

Write

Labels

  

 2

OK, Let’s label angle L as theta.

dK1

New

Teacher

Suggest

Activity

[Step3: Label L - L = ø]

K1

Write

Expression

Impart

Knowledge

[labels angle with L and ø]

 

Write

Labels

  

 3

Step 3: Write down all the information that is given in the question. And put all this information into a diagram.

K1

Recast

Expressions, Diagram

  

[points to diagram]

 

Point

Diagram

  

B

 4

Step 4.

K1

New

Teacher

  

[Step 4:]

 

Write

Note

  

 5

Since this is a trigonometry question we’re going to

dK1

Classify

Text

Direct

Activity

write down all the trig ratios related to the question.

 

New

Teacher

Impart

Knowledge

[points to diagram]

 

Point

Diagram

  

 6

We’ll write down sine theta, cos theta and tan theta.

dK1

Restate

Lesson

Direct

Activity

[lists on fingers]

 7

So looking from the sine of theta,

K1

Restate

Move

Direct

Perception

[Sin ø =]

 

Write

Expression

  

sine theta is equal to

 

Rephrase

Expression

Impart

Knowledge

[points to diagram]

 

Point

Diagram

Direct

Attention

opposite

 

Restate

Lesson

Impart

Knowledge

[points to opposite line]

 

Point

Diagram

Direct

Attention

divided by hypoteneuse.

 

Restate

Lesson

  

[points to hypoteneuse]

 

Point

Diagram

Direct

Attention

 8

Therefore MN

K1f

Read

Label

Model

Reasoning

[Sin ø = MN]

 

Write

Expression

  

divided by

 

Rephrase

Expression

  

[points to hypoteneuse]

 

Point

Diagram

Invite

Attention

hypoteneuse

 

Restate

Lesson

  

[Sin ø = MN/9.2]

 

Write

Expression

  

which is 9.2.

 

Rephrase

Label

 Â