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A
concept map is a great way to organize
your thoughts before you begin to write. |
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A
concept
is the idea you have about what
you will be writing about. |
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A
map
gives you your plan in detail. |
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Let's take a
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at a concept map together.
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The big orange
circle in the
middle is your main concept.
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The small
yellow circles
are all of your ideas about cats:
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The lines that connect your circles are the
verbs that
explain
how the ideas connect. |
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Have 3 or 4
Live in
Eat
    
Play
Can be
different
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Now that you
have a plan you can begin to write about cats. You will
include all of the things you listed in the small yellow circle and
the verbs connecting them. |
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Cats are a great pet to have. Most people that have a cat
would say they are easy to take care of. Cats
live in the
house. Most cats that live in the house can be found
sleeping somewhere in your house or just hanging out with the rest
of the family. Cats like to go outside
to play just like you and I. When
they are outside they will climb trees, hunt in the woods or just
have fun. If you have a cat that has kittens
they will usually have 3 or 4
kittens at one time. Many people will give the kittens away
after they are old enough to leave their mother. Cats
can be all
different colors. Some are
a solid color like black, white or gray. Others are tiger,
calico, or both black and white. It doesn't matter what kind
of cat you have they all eat
cat food of some kind. Some cats
will eat a moist food and others will eat a dry food. Cats are
easy to take care of and a great pet to have for all ages. |
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Are you ready to
create your own concept map and story?
Click on the butterfly below to practice. |
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