Description: A Venn diagram is a graphic organizer that uses overlapping circles to compare and contrast. Traits that are shared are entered in the overlapping area and individual traits are entered in the portions that do not overlap. Students can compare two countries, two different mediums such as a movie and the book, two flowering plants or two processes in mathematics. The object is to determine how things are alike and how they are different. The Venn diagram was originally used in math to show relationships among sets.
Step-by-Step
- Draw two interconnecting circles.
- Discuss the Venn diagram with students, noting the items they will compare and contrast.
Place in the overlapping circles traits that are shared while individual traits are entered in the portions that do not overlap.
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