Thinking Maps provide a structured cross curricular way for students to process new information and demonstrate their understanding.Thinking maps provide the 4 Cs:•Consistency•Color•Chunks•Common Visual Language

THINKING MAPS ARETHINKING MAPS ARE USED IN ALL CLASSES!USED IN ALL CLASSES!

Purpose:Purpose:To Use Thinking MapsTo Use Thinking Mapsas a as a commoncommon visual visual

languagelanguage in your learning in your learning

communitycommunityfor for

transferring thinking transferring thinking processes,processes,

integratingintegrating learning, learning, and for and for

continuously continuously assessingassessing progress.progress.

From A Celebration of Neurons, Robert Sylwester, 1995

Lost

Lost

Long

Term

Memory

Building

Networks

Networks Extended

How the Brain Processes Information

Senses Register

Information

Areas in the Brain

Filter Information

Emotion Meaning

Networks Strengthened

Notemaking Guide for Learning Thinking Maps

Circle MapLOOKS LIKE:

THINKING PROCESS:

SEE SECTION 1: 1-18 TO 1-23

NOTES:

Defining in Context or Brainstorming

Topic

Everything I know

How or where did I learn this?

My frame of reference

Can be used for:

•Brainstorming

•Diagnosing prior knowledge

•Closure/review

Circle to Tree for Writing

Harry

Potter

Seeker

Parents killed by “He Who Shall Not Be

Named”

The Weasley Family

Can create a Patronus

Determined

Looks just like his dad with his

mom’s eyes

Loyal to Dumbledor

e

The Dursleys

Hermione

Siruis

Snape

Wizard

World History

Melissa Long, Senior

Great Bridge High School

Chesapeake, VA

Notemaking Guide for Learning Thinking Maps

Double Bubble MapLOOKS LIKE:

THINKING PROCESS:

SEE SECTION 1: 1-18 TO 1-23

NOTES:

Compare/contrast, similar /different

Unique: Common

Related to the Venn Diagram

Alike: Different

Similarities

Differences

Color Code

AttendHogwarts

Wizards

Play Quidditch

Gryffindor

HermioneRon

Dumbledore’s Favorite

Slytherin

CrabbeGoyle

Prefect

Harry Harry PotterPotter

Draco Draco MalfoyMalfoy

DOUBLE BUBBLE

Biology

MuertaEn

vida

desesperación

Vivía de susrecuerdos

Apoyo de los hijos

GobiernaEn ellamisma

Los Hijos

alejados Gobiernocorrupto

La muerteDel

marido

Un sueñoCon suMadre

Amargura

Para tres

Sonambulos

Ella se da cuenta del fin

La viuda deMontiel

Pocas ganas de vivir

hijos

TREEMAPSTREEMAPS

Notemaking Guide for Learning Thinking Maps

Tree MapLOOKS LIKE:

THINKING PROCESS:

SEE SECTION 1: 1-18 TO 1-23

NOTES:

Classify/Group/Sort

Types of...

Kinds of...

Title, topic or category

Supporting ideas, subcategories

Details, examples Inductive/Deductive

Harry PotterHarry Potter

FriendsFriends TeachersTeachers FamilyFamily

Ron

Hermione

Ginny

Snape

McGonagal

Sprout

Sirius

Uncle Vernon

Aunt Petunia

TREE MAP

Class notes on the four types of sentences are taken in tree map format.

El Brujo Postergado

Temas Recursos Símbolos

laberintoJuega con el tiempo tigres

Real/irreal

espejosEl tiempo

laberintosLa vida

Algebra

Notemaking Guide for Learning Thinking Maps

Brace MapLOOKS LIKE:

THINKING PROCESS:

SEE SECTION 1: 1-18 TO 1-23

NOTES:

Part/whole relationships,

structure

Parts of…

Physical, tangible objects

Whole

Parts

Subparts

HogwartsHogwarts

Classes

Houses

Extra-curricular

Defense Against Dark Arts

HerbologyPotions

GryffindorRavenclawSlytherin

Hufflepuff

Quidditch

Trips to Hogsmede

Tri-Wizard Tournament

BRACE MAP

Students use a brace map to take notes on the parts of a sentence.

In your table group, create 4 Thinking Maps on 1 topic. In your table group, create 4 Thinking Maps on 1 topic. Be prepared to share when you are done!Be prepared to share when you are done!