Concept Maps and Brainstorming Student brainstorm ideas, identify specific content information, and analyze Analyze/Interpret information through a graphic representations showing the relationship of the Apply Webs ideas. Compare/Contrast/ Examples may include the following: Categorize Create/Develop Draw Conclusions Evaluate Generalize Make Connections Predict/Estimate Sequence/Order Summarize Connect 4 Thinking Analyze/Interpret Students are organized into groups of 4. Compare/Contrast/ Students are provided a key term or concept. Categorize Each student makes a connection with the term and explains the connection to Create/Develop the group. Draw Conclusions Possible connections may include the following: Infer synonym Make Connections antonym analogy quick sketch or graphic representation another term or concept real life Students record the 4 connections in journals or interactive notebooks Teacher clarifies and verifies as appropriate. Connect It Analyze/Interpret objects and/or images on the table that relate to big ideas or concepts. Make Connections Students observe and analyze the items/images. Students discuss their observations and connections of the objects to the big ideas or concepts. Students record the relationships between the visuals/objects and concepts through analogies or graphic representations. Connect the Dots Analyze/Interpret Provide students with the Connect the Dots visual or have them draw the visual Compare/Contrast/ on notebook paper. Categorize Organize students into pairs, triads, or groups of 4. Create/Develop Students (or teachers) select four familiar titles, text excerpts, concepts, key Infer academic vocabulary terms, math problems, lab experiments, etc. Make Connections the Connect the Dots organizer, students label each dot with one of the ideas. (Each dot has a different idea.) Students follow the arrows to find ways in which the ideas connect. Students find one similarity and one difference between the aligned dots.
Concept Maps and Brainstorming Webs Student brainstorm ideas, identify specific content information, and analyze information through a graphic representations showing the relationship of the ideas. Examples may include the following: Analyze/Interpret Apply Compare/Contrast/ Categorize Create/Develop Draw Conclusions Evaluate Generalize Make Connections Predict/Estimate Sequence/Order Summarize Connect 4 Thinking Students are organized into groups of 4. Students are provided a key term or concept. Each student makes a connection with the term and explains the connection to the group. Possible connections may include the following: synonym antonym analogy quick sketch or graphic representation another term or concept real life Students record the 4 connections in journals or interactive notebooks Teacher clarifies and verifies as appropriate. Analyze/Interpret Compare/Contrast/ Categorize Create/Develop Draw Conclusions Infer Make Connections Connect It objects and/or images on the table that relate to big ideas or concepts. Students observe and analyze the items/images. Students discuss their observations and connections of the objects to the big ideas or concepts. Students record the relationships between the visuals/objects and concepts through analogies or graphic representations. Analyze/Interpret Make Connections Connect the Dots Provide students with the Connect the Dots visual or have them draw the visual on notebook paper. Organize students into pairs, triads, or groups of 4. Students (or teachers) select four familiar titles, text excerpts, concepts, key academic vocabulary terms, math problems, lab experiments, etc. the Connect the Dots organizer, students label each dot with one of the ideas. (Each dot has a different idea.) Students follow the arrows to find ways in which the ideas connect. Students find one similarity and one difference between the aligned dots. Analyze/Interpret Compare/Contrast/ Categorize Create/Develop Infer Make Connections
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