KWL+Chart

Charts By: Emily Chandler = =

// ** What is a K.W.L. Chart? ** //
===- A K.W.L. chart is great graphic organizer that helps students learn, as well as, relate subject matter to their world knowledge.The letters stand for the thinking process that the students will be going through.===

"L" = What I learned"


=== The organizer is written in columns that offer three clear sections that are done in three separate steps. The first step is 1) accessing what students know. The second step is 2) identifying what students want to learn. The third step is 3) noting what students learned from the text or activity. A K.W.L. chart can be used for any subject or lesson to teach and can be administered as a whole class, small groups, or individual activity. ===

// ** How to use a K.W.L Chart ** //
=== ** (Reference the K.W.L. chart image below to follow along) A K.W.L. chart can be administered to students in a unit or a lesson at any point in time. However, it is particularly beneficial at the beginning of lessons to assess students' prior knowledge of the subject matter. Have the students fill in the top of the worksheet and inform them to write down the topic of what they will be studying on the "what are we studying?" line. Before any instruction begins, prompt the students to start on the first column by asking them what they already know about the subject matter. This can be done in a whole class discussion, in small groups, or individually depending on what they teacher has planned. Once the first column is filled in, move on to the second column and have the students fill in of what they want to know about the subject matter. This will get them actively involved and engaged before the instruction begins. When the first two columns have been filled in, the teacher should begin instruction on the subject matter. When the instruction is over, the teacher should tell the students to refer back to their K.W.L charts and fill in the last column of what they learned throughout the lesson. This is a good place for the students to display their knowledge as well as ask any unanswered questions about the subject matter. The students can keep the K.W.L charts as a good form of studying and referencing the material, or they can be turned in as a form of assessment to the teacher. ** ===

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/kwl/
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Here is the link to this youtube video. [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmqAF4X6fDI]