KWL+Plus

**KWL Plus**

**Content** Mapping and summarization strategy for social studies nonfiction reading

**Grade Level** This strategy can be used throughout all grade levels, but is best suited for middle school and high school ages.

**Curriculum Standards** For 8th grade, this strategy addresses the following CSOs:

SS.O.8.1.1 evaluate how citizens can influence and participate in government at the local, state and national levels and assume the role of an active citizen participating in the democratic process SS.O.8.1.4 compare and contrast the relationship between policy statements and action plans used to address issues of public concern. SS.O.8.1.6 examine the strategies designed to strengthen the common good, which include a range of options for citizen action. SS.O.8.1.7 identify, analyze, evaluate and interpret sources and examples of the responsibilities, privileges and rights of citizens. SS.O.8.1.10 examine and analyze a local community and propose ways in which tourism can be developed. SS.O.8.2.1 analyze the division of powers and responsibilities of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the United States and West Virginia state government. SS.O.8.3.2 Evaluate the impact of each of the following on the economic growth of West Virginia: absentee ownership, national and international trade, renewable and nonrenewable natural resources, labor/management strategies, migration, physical geography, and cultural geography SS.O.8.3.4 identify major sources and uses of revenue for state and local governments (e.g., property tax, income tax, fees and licenses, excise tax, levies). SS.O.8.4.5 explain the reasons for the locations and types of transportation systems developed in West Virginia and recommend future systems. SS.O.8.4.7 illustrate how the cultural and economic isolation of different areas of the United States and West Virginia have been changed through technological advances (e.g., TV, radio, telephone, computers, highways). SS.O.8.4.10 conclude how West Virginia’s environment affects tourism. SS.O.8.5.2 compare and contrast the motives, incentives and settlement patterns of the French and English explorers and settlers on the western frontier. SS.O.8.5.5 evaluate the sequence and analyze the impact of contemporary social, economic and technological developments on people and culture in West Virginia and the United States. SS.O.8.5.10 explain the effect of immigration on the culture of West Virginia from European settlement through the early twentieth century.

**Description of Practices** KWL Plus is an advanced version of the KWL chart. KWL Plus is used to extend the KWL chart by including concept mapping and summarization of expository texts. First, the strategy requires students to access prior knowledge of the topic and then to monitor their understanding while reading. The students then reflect on what they read by listing, mapping, and summarizing what they learned.
 * K || “What do I **know**?”- Students list facts about the concept using their prior knowledge. ||
 * W || “What do I **want** to know?”- Students build off their prior knowledge to generate questions they have about the topic and would like to find out more information. ||
 * L || “What did I **learn**?”- Students write what they learned during the reading while answering any of their questions from the “W” column. ||
 * Mapping || Students categorize what they listed under the “L” column. They then construct a concept map with their topic in the middle and have similar subtopics grouped together to show a relationship. ||
 * Summarizing || When writing a summary of a topic, students are able to use their map as an outline to guide their composition. ||

**Implementation Considerations** This strategy can be implemented in any type of setting including whole and small group instruction and all co-teaching styles.

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**Citation** Carr, E., Ogle, D. M. (1987). K-W-L Plus: A strategy for comprehension and summarization. //Journal of Reading, 30//(7), 626-631. Ogle, D. M. (1986). K-W-L: A teaching model that develops active reading of expository text. //The Reading Teacher, 39,// 564-570.

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