Anticipation Guide*

Integers

Directions:  In the column labeled Me, place a check next to any statement with which you agree.   After reading the text, check any statements that can be supported by the material that you read.  Compare your opinions about those statements with information in the text.

  Me                 Text

 ______            ______            1.  The sum of two integers is always greater than both
                                                      of the numbers being added.

______            ______            2.  It is possible to add two integers and get a sum less
                                                      than zero.

 ______            ______            3.  The sum of zero and any other integer is always the
                                                      other integer.

 ______            ______            4.  The product of two integers is always greater than both
                                                      of the numbers being multiplied.

 ______            ______            5.  The product of two positive integers is always
                                                      positive.

 ______            ______            6.  The product of two negative integers is always
                                                      negative.

*Adapted from Teaching Reading in Mathematics by Mary Lee Barton and Claire Heidema.

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