Venn Diagram
The Venn Diagram is one of the most commonly used graphic organizers. Research shows how effective graphic organizers can be for supporting comprehension for all students, including those who are at risk for academic failure (Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001).
This particular graphic organizer asks students to compare and contrast two items within a text (Miller & Veatch, 2011). Examples could include comparing and contrasting two characters, habitat of a rainforest and desert, or football and basketball. Whatever the case may be, the Venn Diagram can be beneficial. Filling out the graphic organizer is really a three step process:
1) Write things specific to one item you are comparing in the left circle
2) Write things specific to the other item you are comparing in the right circle.
3) Write things that both items have in common in the middle section where the two circles overlap.
This particular graphic organizer asks students to compare and contrast two items within a text (Miller & Veatch, 2011). Examples could include comparing and contrasting two characters, habitat of a rainforest and desert, or football and basketball. Whatever the case may be, the Venn Diagram can be beneficial. Filling out the graphic organizer is really a three step process:
1) Write things specific to one item you are comparing in the left circle
2) Write things specific to the other item you are comparing in the right circle.
3) Write things that both items have in common in the middle section where the two circles overlap.
Students filling out a Venn Diagram are taking part in writing that coincides with the following Common Core Standard. Students must pull out facts and details from the text to support any claim of why two things are similar, or why two things are different.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.