K-W-L STRATEGY

5. Invites group to think of additional categories that have not been mentioned that they may expect to learn and read about.

6. Directs groups to return to their brainstormed list (K) and place the corresponding category alphabet letter beside each entry.

7. Facilitates the brainstorming of questions to place in the W column - What I want to find out .....

What are some of the questions we want to have answered about garbage?

What are some of the things you want to find out when we read?

8. Records responses on the K-W-L Plus master chart.

1. Use the questions on the master K-W-L chart as a reference while they read the section on The Problem, pages 5 to 26, suggesting that if other questions come to mind, record them under W on their K-W-L sheet.
   
   
2. Read and record what they learn as they read under L (what I learned).
   
   NOTE: Depending upon the time constraints and needs of participants, the instructor may wish to have participants read the Table of Contents and divide the reading into sections according to the subheadings under The Problem, reading, discussing, and recording what was learned, one section at a time
   
   This is a point at which the instructor may wish to end the session.
   
   
3. Announces that the reading needs to be completed before the next class.

The instructor

1. Picks up the lesson where it left off by having participants, in their working groups, share and discuss what they have learned, and code ideas according to categories, adding or changing categories as required.
   
   NOTE: Instead of the total group, it may be advantageous to combine two or three groups for this sharing.
   
   
2. Explains that the information coded for each category could be put together to form a paragraph, thus creating a summary of the subtopic. When these paragraphs are put together they form a report on the topic.
   
   
3. Directs participants to create their own reports.

NOTE: This may be completed individually or by working groups, each member writing up one subtopic.

Individuals may wish to choose their own topics for investigation and report writing - an invitation for further writing/connecting reading with writing workshop.