Thinking Maps & Reading Comprehension K-10

Thinking Maps &Reading

ComprehensionK-10

Process Activity1. Use a Circle Map to collect your ideas.

2. Include any notes that you remember

about what they are and why they work as tools for thinking.

3. Also include information about how Thinking Maps are different from graphic organizers.

Page 18The Circle Map

Defining in Context

An Overview of all 8 Thinking Maps Page 18

The Bubble Map

Describing

An Overview of all 8 Thinking Maps Page 18

The Double Bubble Map

Comparing and Contrasting

An Overview of all 8 Thinking Maps Page 18

Classifying

The Tree Map

An Overview of all 8 Thinking Maps Page 19

Whole to Parts

The Brace Map

An Overview of all 8 Thinking Maps Page 19

Sequencing

The Flow Map

An Overview of all 8 Thinking Maps

Page 19

The Multi-Flow Map

Cause and Effect

An Overview of all 8 Thinking Maps

Page 19

Seeing Analogies

The Bridge Map

Adding a Frame of

Reference

•How do you know what you know about this topic? •Did your information come from a specific source? •Is this information being influenced by a specific point of view? •Who could use this information? •Why is this information important?

Ready EOG/ EOC Practice

Take Reading EOG passage #1First, go to the questions and read themUnderline the key words in the questionsNow, read the storyUnderline important parts to the story(Runners)-next slideNow answer the questionsGo back to the questions and decide which

TM goes with the questionThen, fill out the TM to answer the question

RUNNERSR-Read Title & PredictU-Understand theQuestionN-Number theParagraphs or LinesN-Now Read!E-Enclose important

infoin circles (Key words)R-Re-read the

QuestionsS- Select Best Answer

The 5,000 Year Old Man

1. ?

2. ?

3. ?

4. ?

5. ?

a) Define in Contextb) Descriptivec) Compare and

Contrastd) Whole to Parte) Sequencingf) Classify, Main

Ideag) Relationshipsh) Cause and Effect

The World’s First Life Preserver

1. ?

2. ?

3. ?

4. ?

5. ?

a) Define in Contextb) Descriptivec) Compare and

Contrastd) Whole to Parte) Sequencingf) Classify, Main

Ideag) Relationshipsh) Cause and Effect

Rookie (5-10)Now you

try…

Homework-Due Friday, August 24th

a) Define in Contextb) Descriptivec) Compare and

Contrastd) Whole to Parte) Sequencingf) Classify, Main Ideag) Relationshipsh) Cause and Effect

The Most Expensive RattleK-4

Now you try…

Homework-Due Friday, August 24th

a) Define in Contextb) Descriptivec) Compare and

Contrastd) Whole to Parte) Sequencingf) Classify, Main Ideag) Relationshipsh) Cause and Effect