Strategy 4: Venn Diagram
Level of familiarity: 6
Level of familiarity: 6
What is the instructional strategy?
The instructional strategy I am using is a Venn diagram. The Venn diagram is a simple way of comparing and contrasting two or more ideas. It is two circles that overlap in the middle. For this assignment my students will read a group of selected text on the court cases Plessy Vs. Ferguson and Brown Vs. Board of Education. While they read the students will write down important information and vocabulary for each topic. After reading they will fill in the middle section of similarities between the two cases. (Gallavan & Kottler, 2007, http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.html).
Why does the strategy work?
Using this strategy helps students to pick out important information while reading the text. It also helps students to read purposefully, because they are always looking for important information and vocabulary. Also this strategy works well as an after reading strategy. When students have completed both readings and filled out important contrasting information on both topics they can then come back and see what similarities both topics have and fill out the middle section of the Venn diagram. A Venn diagram is also a great study tool.
How does it work?
1. Students will first read the text on Plessy VS. Ferguson (Citation of text)
2. Students will then fill out the Plessy side of their Venn diagram.
3. Next students read the text on Brown VS. Board of Education.
4. After they will then fill out the Brown Vs. Board side of their Venn diagram.
5. Now that the students have read both readings they will go back to the Venn diagram and fill out and similarities between the two court cases in the overlapping section of their Venn diagram.
What It Looks Like
