Slope of Letters Game
Discuss the slopes of horizontal, vertical, and oblique lines. "I
am thinking of a capital letter...", then describe the segments of
the letter in terms of their slopes.
Example #1: "...that contains 2 segments with slope equal to zero
and one segment with positive slope"
Example #2: "... that contains a segment with a positive slope, a
segment with a negative slope, and a segment with slope equal to zero."
Students can also choose their own letters and give clues for its slopes.
Answer #1 - Z
Answer #2 - A