Thinking Maps

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Double BubbleHelps students compare and contrast ideas,

people, cultures, concepts, or objects they are studying.

•For Beginning ELD levels use related, rather than unique ideas

•For Intermediate and Early advanced levels allow students to gather information using a tree map about the topic before having them compare and contrast using a double bubble.

Helpful Tips for Using the Double Bubble

•Use to clarify confusing Ideas

75 .75

•Use to it to understand metaphorical thinking

Juan

rock

Found outsid

e

strong

Sometimes found in

groups

Juan is the rock of his family.

•Use for valuing and evaluating

Negative news

Sells more

Wider

aisels

Sells Nick and

Nora

Walmart

Target

Discount prices

crowded

•Frame of reference for Point of View

Democratnomination

Republicannomination

Who would benefit from this information: First time Voter

Tree MapStudents classify information based on

similar qualities, attributes, or ideas

Useful TipsDevelop vocabulary

Spanish words

English words

Cognates

magia magic

clase class

Useful TipsClassification of synonyms as having a

positive, negative, or nuetral tone

Positive Negative

Words for women

lady nag

princess shrew

Neutral

female

Figurative Lang.

Belle of the Ball

Useful TipsUse to identify elements of a storyNote taking

Obtuse Right

Types of Triangles

Acute

Useful TipsUse to help write compositions

Physical Characteristics

Habitat

Polar Bears

Eating Habits

Useful TipsUse for expressive writing

Decorations Food

Christmas

Activities

Useful TipsUse for sentence construction

scary

can

Brown Bear

look

fish stand

like