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What is the problem about? Explain it to me in your own words.
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Is there anything you did in class to help you get started?
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Can you make a diagram or draw a picture?
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Could there be any missing or extra information?
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Can you solve a simpler version of the problem?
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What have you already tried? What steps did you take?
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Can you tell me what you know so far?
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What is the important information you need to solve the problem?
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Can we break the problem down?
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Is there a pattern?
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Does the answer make sense?
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Could there be more than one answer? How do you know?
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Did you do all the parts of the problem?
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Did you check the arithmetic?
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Did you label your answers?
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Did you show all your work?
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What did you think you were supposed to learn from this homework?
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What new questions or problems might you now pose and explore?
