Mind Mapping Literature

Mind Map for the opening of Speak

Note-taking can be a challenge for 9th grade students. They need help with organization, as well as figuring out how to take effective notes i.e. not mindlessly copying down information without really understanding what it is about. For the first two books we read as a class this year, Breaking Through and The Alchemist, students used Cornell Notes to keep track of such aspects as a book’s themes, symbols, characters, conflicts, etc. However, for…