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Circle Map |
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Thinking
Process:
Defining in Context |
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| Key Question: How are you defining this thing or idea? | ||
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Key
words and phrases:
List, define, tell everything you know, brainstorm,
identify, relate prior knowledge, describe, explore the meaning |
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| Design:
The topic is in the middle, smaller circle.
Everything you know about the topic is in the larger circle.
A box, that may be included, around the entire map is a “Frame of
Reference” that is used to answer the question “How did I learn
this?” (The frame of reference can be used around any of the maps.) |
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| Common
Uses:
Brainstorming for writing, used as a starting point during the
prewriting stage. |
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