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Students Search for Meaning in the Text through Semantic Mapping.

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Antonacci, Patricia A. – Social Education, 1991

Explains semantic mapping as a visual representation of knowledge that is useful for understanding underlying textbook concepts. Outlines steps for constructing a conceptual map with ninth grade students to be used as an aid in reading about peoples of the Middle East. Emphasizes student participation for effective semantic mapping. Provides…

Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Geography Instruction