A mind map, like the maps mentioned above, functions as a tool and a strategy to keep your thinking focused on a specific concept or topic of study. It also helps you monitor your understanding of the concept or topic. Using a mind map allows you to see connections of sub-topics and factors that are related to a concept or may have effects on it. It shows you the bigger picture and the details affecting it.
Click the link for examples of mind maps made by kids and teens. After viewing the samples, move on to the next part of the activity.Today, we will learn another kind of map, the Heart Map.
Writer
and poet Georgia Heard collaborated with LitWorld.org to introduce Heart
Mapping to as many kids, teens and young people all over the world. Because LitWorld.org is
a global non-government organization that promotes literacy through
storytelling and language arts activities, Heart Mapping is a core activity for
its members and patrons who use it as a way to understand one's self.
Furthermore, heart maps have become spring boards for storytelling, story and
poetry writing.
According
to Heard, mapping your heart is one way of figuring yourself out against the
physical world you journey and traverse in every day. Through mapping the
heart, you come to an understanding of who you are. When you are aware of your
feelings, you can make decisions. When you have knowledge of your emotions, you
can take an action that is proactive when faced with challenges, conflicts and
crises. Heard believes that when we map our hearts, we find a pathway into what
we know is true and what we believe in.
Many
teenagers like you, even adults like me benefit from heart maps. Watch this short video of those who have made heart maps and
listen to their story.
Before I
give you the specific instructions for creating or mapping your heart today,
what questions do you have so far? If you have some, write them down and we will
discuss over Hangouts on Wednesday, 3-4pm.
How to
Make a Heart Map
1.Draw a large heart shape on a piece of
paper or drawing app.
2. Inside the heart, draw or
write about the ideas, the feelings, and the things that are most important to
you at this time.
3. Take a
photo of your heart map and send it to my email address: teacherlibrarian@beaconacademy.ph
on or before Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
Be ready to present
your heart maps and tell us something about it during our chat this coming
Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
To end this session, read this comic by Grant Snider. I hope
you are all doing well and reach out when you need help on school related
matters.
See you online! ~ Ms. Zarah J
March 22, 2020
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