Learning goals: Teacher Facing Critique comparisons (expressed using words or symbols) of rational numbers and their absolute values. Generate values that meet given conditions for their relative position and absolute value, and justify the comparisons (using words and symbols). Recognize that the value of $\text-a$ can be positive or negative, depending on the value of $a$. Full lesson plan (warm-up, activities, synthesis, cool-down prompt) from 6.7 Rational Numbers, Grade 6.