Presented are the results from a few of the writing prompts used in a study and some of the comments made by individual students in response to specific prompts. Background of the study, an intervention strategy, and categories used (prompts, responses, applications, and explanations to peers) are discussed. (CW)

Describes a writing unit which coincided with an algebra unit on solving problems with two variables, in which students wrote down their reasons for choosing a particular multiple choice response, expressed an equation in writing, and wrote a six paragraph description of the solution to a problem. (RS)