K-W-L Chart

K-W-L Chart

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As a warm-up to a new topic, perform a K-W-L (Know-Want-to-Know-Learned) analysis. The teacher should write “Know” on the board and ask students what they already know on the topic: The Vietnam War, for example, if the reading focuses on that. The teacher should then list student answers on the board. Then write “Want to Know” on the board and ask students what they want to know on the topic and note their responses.

 

The students should then read the material and after discuss what they learned. Using this method, the students get primed for the reading and have focus questions to answer and discuss after the reading.