That is, I was actually teaching the strategy as I presented the information. Each strategy explanation required less than five minutes, including a demonstration of how it worked. Using the note card served to limit the task, i.e., they couldn't rewrite the chapter. The following is a description of the six reading techniques I introduced to the students. It also prepares students to look for specific information.
Students draw vertical lines on a page to make three blank columns.
Each column is labeled. This strategy can be used individually, in small groups of two or three, or as a whole class to introduce a theory or a concept. The purpose of the Venn Diagram is to help students visualize similarities and differences in two or more objects, characteristics or situations. This visual representation of logical thinking uses a series of two to five circles to represent characteristics or properties of a concept. Students draw two connecting circles.