Clusters, Maps, and Webs
Text: Abe Lincoln Goes To Washington by: Cheryl Harness
Purpose: Clusters are weblike diagrams with the topic written in a circle centered on a sheet of paper. Main ideas are written on rays drawn out from the circle, and branches with details and examples are added to complete each main idea (Rico, 1983).
Students use maps when reading to organize the information they are learning.
Students use clusters when writing to organize ideas before beginning a composition.
This strategy may be done individually, in small groups, or as a class with the teacher as a facilitator.
Procedure:
1. Draw center circle which represents the topic
2. Brainstorm a list of words/phrases that are related to the topic. Then organize the words into categories.
3. Add main ideas and details. The main ideas are written on rays drawn from the central topic and the details are written on rays drawn out from the main ideas.
Brainstorm list:
Stovepipe hat, Lawyer, Married to Mary Todd, Village shoemaker, U.S. President, Battle of Bull Run, Naval Blockade, George McClellan, Son Willie died, Issued Emancipation Proclamation, North: wants to end slavery, South: legal to buy/sell slaves, West: shoving Indians, open land, California gold, thousands going…, Studied books about war/military strategies, Visited hospitals, Union victory at Gettysburg, Union soldiers captured the Confederate capital, Gen Lee surrendered –war over, John Wilkes Booth, Ford Theatre, Died April 15, 1865
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