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Chain of Events Chain of Events is used to describe the stages of an event, the actions of character or the steps in a procedure
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Continuum is used for time lines showing historical events, ages (grade levels in school), degrees of something (weight), shades of meaning, or rating scales (achievement in school). Key frame questions: What is being scaled? What are the end points or ex
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A Fishbone Map is used to show the causal interaction of a complex event (an election, a nuclear explosion) or complex phenomenon (juvenile delinquency, learning disabilities).
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The Spider Map is used to describe a central idea: a thing, a process, a concept, a proposition.
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Clustering is a nonlinear activity that generates ideas, images and feelings around a stimulus word. As students cluster, their thoughts tumble out, enlarging their word bank for writing and often enabling them to see patterns in their ideas. Clustering m
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A depiction of a Cycle attempts to show how a series of events interacts to produce a set of results again and again, such as the life cycle or a cycle of poor decisions. Key frame questions: What are the main events in the cycle? How do they interact and
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Interaction Outline is used to show the nature of an interaction between persons or groups, such as the interaction between Europeans settlers and American Indians. Key frame questions: Who are the persons or groups? What were their goals? Did they confli
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Storyboard A storyboard is a graphic, sequential depiction of a narrative. Students recall major events of the story, then illustrate the events in the squares provided
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Comparison/Contrast is used to show similarities and differences. Key frame questions: What are being compared? How are they similar? How are they different?
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Problem/Solution Problem/Solution requires students to identify a problem and consider multiple solutions and possible results.
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Venn Diagram The Venn Diagram is made up of two or more overlapping circles. It is often used in mathematics to show relationships between sets. In language arts instruction, Venn Diagrams are useful for examining similarities and differences in character
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The K-W-L-H teaching technique is a good method to help students activate prior knowledge. It is a group instruction activity developed by Donna Ogle (1986) that serves as a model for active thinking during reading.
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No for real - a story about sap ; ) Today's Big Woods chapter was about Maple Sugaring. We found these two sites that give a children's version of how it is done today. We will be making a notebook page and a Venn diagram comparing the process as it was a
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