Sorry about the delay in getting this blog posted. Again, we are working on Brace Maps this week. If you have any questions at all please consult my email and look at the pictures that I sent you. We only have a few Thinking Maps left, so keep up the good work!
We have been working on Greek and Latin word parts so I used a brace map to break words into parts to figure out their meanings. This works with real words or made up words and helps to review roots and prefixes. Do you know what paleosophgynocracymania means?
ReplyDeleteMy classes are working on research papers, so we did not use this map this week. They are continuing to use the Tree Map for organizing their ideas and creating their thesis statements.
ReplyDeleteWe are currently in the midst of intensive HSAP prep . . . and my students are continuing to use Bubble Maps and Tree Maps to help write their HSAP practice essays. We will work on Brace Maps in two weeks - - - with Greek and Latin words hopefully. Go HSAP!
ReplyDeleteWe are using a Brace Map to list all Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas (North - Central - South).
ReplyDeleteI plan to use the brace maps to break down the elements of a short story. I will also use the brace map to break down the parts of vocabulary words for the stories we read.
ReplyDeleteMy French II classes will be using a brace map to break down the uses of the two past tenses that we have been studying.
ReplyDeleteEnglish CP used Brace Maps to classify themselves which led to the writing of a Bio Poem.
ReplyDeleteI used the Brace Map to break down word parts.
ReplyDeleteBrace Maps can be very useful when dissecting a character's relationships with other characters in a novel.
ReplyDeleteEHS English teachers, you continue to impress me with your incorporation of Thinking Maps into your instruction! I love your ideas for using the Brace Map to support vocabulary development by breaking words into parts and for studying the elements of a short story. I see that the foreign language teachers are finding effective ways to use this map, as well. In addition, your continued use of the Bubble and Tree Maps to generate ideas and organization for writing will benefit your students tremendously! Again, thanks for working so hard to model this "language for learning" for your students!
ReplyDeleteWhew, I have fallen behind on Thinking Maps. We recently used a Brace Map to break down the characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream. There are 3 groups of characters, so students were able to figure out who belonged to which group. It has really helped their understanding of the play.
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