1. Goal statements (end points) should be stated explicitly when the topic or strategy is first introduced.
2. Immediate goal should be clearly stated ("The goal is to.."). Give examples.
3. Comment on long term goals... "This type of strategy can be used on many different problems (give examples), or when doing different jobs (give examples)."
4. Our goal will be to learn to solve this problem in as many different ways as possible, so we understand what we are doing (so it is not just rote).
5. When we have learned ( mastered ) this skill I will expect you to be able to teach it to someone else, and apply this skill to new but similar tasks.