These modules—arising from a coordinated study of the same name--include writing and reading assignments incorporating mathematics as a subject worth writing about and applying to students' lives. Both modules treat student resistance of math sympathetically, with strategies to improve their success. Module 1 provides step-by-step instructions and a model for teacher and student to relate to math application readings, including Chaos Theory, scale, "What Is Mathematics?" & scurrilous details of Bertrand Russell's life and mind. This module also includes an essay prompt which springboards from provocative mathematical epigraphs—such as Barrow’s "God is a Mathematician"--which are included.

The Module 2 essay prompts offer ways for students to explore their own use of time studying, cell phone & other time-dependent activities/products, & observations of math teacher & student behaviors. The module also includes a worksheet for use in class to help students practice the desired analysis in the context of comparing cell phone plans.