Thinking Charts Overview of Thinking Charts. Goals for Today

Thinking ChartsOverview of Thinking Charts

Goals for Today

Agenda

• What are Thinking Charts• Introduce Thinking Charts• Lunch• Introduce Thinking Charts• Try Three—Group work• Gallery Walk• Reflection• Exit Ticket

Thinking Charts are Visual Patterns

• 80% of all information comes into our brain is visual.

• Visualizing our thinking allow us to have a concrete image of our abstract thoughts.

• Graphic organizers are popular because they help students organize information visually.

• We believe that probably the best strategies for teaching text structures are visual-spatial.

Two-Column Chart

Example

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Nouns

T = Parts of Speech

PeoplePlacesThingsIdeas

Adjectives• Smell• Taste• Touch• Hearing• Sight

Describes Our Senses

Describes Our Emotions

Sequencing Chart

Example 1

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Example 2

• Cinderella is dirty• Cinderella wears ratty old clothes• Cinderella does all the chores

• Stepmom is evil and mean• Stepsisters are also mean• Stepsisters are ugly

• Stepsisters go to the ball• Stepmom also goes• Cinderella is not allowed to go the ball• She must clean the house

Back story

• Cinderella’s fairy godmother appears• She helps Cinderella get ready for the ball• She warns her about the spell ending at midnight

• Cinderella dances with the Prince• The Prince falls in love• Cinderella dashes home at midnight• She leaves her shoe behind

• The Prince goes door to door in search of Cinderella• He finds her and marries her• The stepsisters are maimed (depending on your version )

MiddleBeginning End

Summarizing

Classifying

Three-Column

Cause & Effect

Argumentative

Cognitive Skills-Thinking Charts

Brainstorming

Describing Two-Column

Sequencing

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Thinking Charts are based on

Cognitive Skills• Brainstorming-Defining in Context• Describing Qualities• Classifying• Sequencing• Comparing and Contrasting• Summarizing• Discussing-- Yes and No• Cause and Effect• Understanding Vocabulary• Seeing Analogies• Part to Whole

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Brainstorming Chart• This chart can be used to:

– Come up with writing ideas• This list can be revisited for future topics

– List ideas on one topic

• How to use the chart:– Put the topic in the center– Write down the ideas that associate with the topic in the surrounding

area

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T=T=vacations

Disneyland

Mexico

San Diego

Flagstaff

Thinking Charts are used in

All Content AreasThought Process: SequencingVisual Pattern: Story Chart

All Content Areas:• Events of a story• Life Cycles• Mathematical processes• Timelines in history• News Narration • Scientific processes• Changes over time

Sequencing Chart

Example 1

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Example 2



• Stepsisters go to the ball• Stepmom also goes• Cinderella is not allowed to go the ball• She must clean the house

Back story




MiddleBeginning End

Thinking Charts are used by All TEACHERS

Because teachers at all levels are involved in teaching cognition, all teachers can use the same Thinking Charts.

As students move from grade level to grade level, or from one teacher to another, many of the variables of their education change.

Thinking Charts are used by All TEACHERS

• When every teacher uses the same Thinking Charts, the tools students use for thinking become a constant variable.

• Over time, students develop an independent ownership of Thinking Charts.

• Thinking Charts give all students and teachers a Common Language for meaningful learning.

Thinking Charts are used in combination for

Depth of Thought Unlike isolated graphic organizers, Thinking

Charts are most effective when used in combination to fully develop a concept of theme. Analyzing an idea from multiple thought processes helps students develop the depth of thought necessary for making meaning.

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Summarizing

Classifying

Cause & Effect

Discussion(Opinion/Persuasive)

Brainstorming

Describing Two-Column

Sequencing Comparing(Three-Column)

Introduction to Thinking Charts

• You can name the key points defining Thinking Charts.

• You can explain the similarities and differences in Thinking Charts and Graphic Organizers.

• You can draw and define each chart.• You can identify the thought process for each

chart.• You have a beginning understanding of how to

use the charts.

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Brainstorming Chart• This web can be used to:

– Come up with writing ideas• This list can be revisited for future topics

– List ideas on one topic

• How to use the web:– Put the topic in the center– Write down ideas that associate with the topic in the surrounding area

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Disneyland

Mexico

San Diego

Flagstaff

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Describing Chart• This chart can be used to describe using Adjectives:

– A character– A setting– A noun

• This chart can also be used to show:– Multiple representations of numbers

• How to use the chart:– Put the topic in the center– Describe the topic using adjectives– Branch off from one word adjectives by supporting that word with

evidence from a text, a quick anecdote, etc.

Examples

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Describing Chart

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Centipede

Argues with Earthworm

Sings a lot

Tells lots of jokes

Obnoxious

Loud

Funny

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Describing Web


Sequencing

• This chart is great for:– Fiction– Personal Narratives– Current Events– Historical Events– Steps on How to do Something

• Also with Writing for Reading:– Used after a guided highlighting lesson, enter the main idea in the

large box and the supporting details underneath

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Sequencing

T= Cinderella’s stepsisters are

mean

They tease her They make her do all the cleaning

T= Cinderella’s fairy

godmother is nice

She helps her clean

She helps her get ready for

the ball

T= The Prince falls in love

with Cinderella

She looks beautiful in her

gown and slippers

She dances with the Prince


2

Sequencing Chart



• Stepsisters go to the ball• Stepmom also goes• Cinderella is not allowed to go to the ball• She must clean the house

Back story




MiddleBeginning End


2

* Each bullet of the ‘Beginning’, ‘Middle’, ‘End’ could be its own sequencing box. For the sake of space, it is shown in a condensed format.

Sequencing Web


Sequencing Web


Summarizing • This web can be used for:

– Prewriting a summary paragraph• Literature• Nonfiction• Current Events• Video Clips• Oral Presentations

• How to use the web:– Create a topic sentence by identifying 3 key parts:

– Item (what it is you are writing about)– Verb (the ‘Depth of Knowledge’ verbs will give you some ideas… see tab)– Finish the thought you are expressing– Rewrite the 3 parts above into a real sentence

– Create a fact outline– Words or phrases that are key to the main idea

– Finally, use the web to write your summary!

Example

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Summarizing Web

• First, use a word that reminds you of the passage

• Next, think of 3 – 5 important events

• Last, use a word that reminds you of the end

• List main ideas, thoughts, and details

• Don’t use sentences• Keep your facts in the right

order• When finished, write your

summary paragraph using your topic sentence and fact outline

Create a summary topic sentence by using the 3-part IVF method.

(Copy the Summary Topic Sentence Here)

(Item Writing About) (Strong Action Verb) (Finish Your Thought)

Create a Fact Outline

Horses of the Sea DescribesWhat a seahorse looks like and how it protects

itself

The passage, “Horses of the Sea,” describes what a seahorse looks like and how it protects itself.

• Seahorses

• 6-12 inches long

• curved tail

• plates of armor

• special fin

• change colors

• see sideways

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Summarizing Web

• First, use a word that reminds you of the passage

• Next, think of 3 – 5 important events

• Last, use a word that reminds you of the end

• List main ideas, thoughts, and details

• Don’t use sentences• Keep your facts in the right

order• When finished, write your

summary paragraph using your topic sentence and fact outline

Create a summary topic sentence by using the 3-part IVF method.

(Copy the Summary Topic Sentence Here)

(Item Writing About) (Strong Action Verb) (Finish Your Thought)

Create a Fact Outline

See Verbs

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Level 3ReviseAppriseCritiqueFormulateHypothesizeAssessInvestigateDifferentiateConcludeDraw conclusions

Level 4DesignConnectSynthesizeApplyAnalyzeCreateProve

Level 1ArrangeRepeatRecallCalculateDefineStateTellDrawIdentifyRecognizeListLabelIllustrateMeasureDescribeQuote

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Classifying Chart• This web can be used for:

– Prewriting an opinion piece– Classifying items into subgroups

• How to use the web:– For an opinion piece, refer to your discussion web for your claim– Place your claim in the top box– Next, choose the reasons that support your claim that you’d like to go

into detail on– Under each reason, support it with detailed elaborations/cited

evidence

Example

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Classifying Web

(Claim)

Although cats are quiet and self-reliant, I prefer dogs because they are loyal.

(Reason 1) (Reason 2) (Reason 3)

Elaborations for ¶1 Elaborations for ¶2 Elaborations for ¶ 3

Dogs are loyal and show their love with kisses

You can teach dogs to do tricks You can take dogs for a walk

- When I’m sad, my dog

cheers me up with kisses

- My dog always comes

when I call her

- Sit, stay, rollover, shake,

dance, play dead

- Dogs help keep you healthy

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Classifying Web

(Claim)

(Reason 1) (Reason 2) (Reason 3)

Elaborations for ¶1 Elaborations for ¶2 Elaborations for ¶3


Two-Column Chart• This chart can be used to for:

– Note Taking– Organizing Information– Explicit Instruction of Main Idea/Supporting Details

Example

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Two-Column Web

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Nouns

T = Parts of Speech

PeoplePlacesThingsIdeas

Adjectives• Smell• Taste• Touch• Hearing• Sight

Describes Our Senses

Describes Our Emotions

2 Column Web


Three-Column Chart• This chart can be used to:

– Compare two items (similar to Venn diagram)– KWL chart– Read-Recall– Storyboard a writing piece

• How to use the chart:– Venn: Differences on the outsides, similarities in the middle– KWL: Self-explanatory– Read-Recall: 1. read a text, jot down details in first column

2. reread the text, jot down additional details in 2nd column

3. jot down new details you learned from 3rd reading

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CompareExample

StoryboardExample

Comparing Web

Item 1 Item 2Similarities

Soccer

Shoes with spikes

Shorts

Ball

Use head, knees and feet

Hockey

Ice skates

Pants

Gloves

Puck

Use sticks

No hands

Goalies can use hands

5 players and 1 goalie

Scores count by 1

T = Comparing soccer and hockey

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Three-Column Web

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Comparing Web (Three-Column)


Cause and Effect Chart• This web can be used to:

– Identify multiple causes to a single event– Identify multiple effects of the event

• How to use the web:– Place the intended event (topic) in the center box– Identify the causes of the event in the boxes on the left

– From background knowledge– From research

– Identify the resulting effects in the boxes on the right

Example

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Cause and Effect Web

(Event)

(Cause of the Event)



(Effect of the Event)



Tornadoes

Hot and Cold Temperatures

Time of Year

Geography

Destruction of Property

Loss of Life

Unexpected Costs

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Cause and Effect Web

(Event)








Discussion Chart• This web can be used to for:

– Classroom discussions about curriculum topics– Sharing opinions on various topics– Citing factual info from text or videos

• How to use the web:– Pose a debatable question in the center box– Debate/discuss opinions and background knowledge

– Level Up: read an article or watch a clip and cite evidence– Level Up: research topic using multiple sources

– As a class or individually complete the ‘Pro’ and ‘Con’ columns– Sum up your stance with a claim. (The occasion/position sentence type works great for this)– Take a step further: Use the chart to help you write your own opinion

piece. Each ‘Pro’ box will be the starter to a paragraph

Example

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Topic Ideas

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Topic Ideas• Is a water park better than Disneyland?• Is it better to be an only child than to have siblings?• Should children have a bed time?• Should flavored drinks be available for lunch?• Should school be held 4 days instead of 5 days?• Should children be allowed to have TVs in their bedroom?• Should we have recess before lunch?• Are lead pencils better than mechanical pencils?• Are student desks better than student tables?• Should students be allowed to wear non-uniform clothes everyday?• Are whiteboards a better tool than paper?

Example

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Topic Ideas

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Discussion Web

(Question Posed)

Are cats better pets than dogs?

Side 1Yes/Pro

Side 2No/Con

(Claim)

Although cats are quiet and self-reliant, I prefer dogs because they are loyal.

You don’t have to pick up a cat’s doo-doo

Cats are less expensive to own

You can leave your cat home alone longer than a dog

Dogs are loyal and show their love with kisses

You can take dogs for a walk

You can teach dogs to do tricks

Cats are quiet pets Dogs do cute things that make people laugh

Although cats are less expensive to own, dogs are a better pet.(Claim)

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Discussion Web

(Question Posed)

Side 1Yes/Pro

Side 2No/Con

(Claim)(Claim)


Discussion Web

(Question Posed)

Is Higher Education

Necessary to be Successful?

Side 1Yes/Pro

Side 2No/Con

(Claim)(Claim)


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Thinking Charts Overview of Thinking Charts. Goals for Today