What are Webs?

Webs are visual maps that show how different categories of information relate to one another. Webs provide structure for ideas and facts and give students a flexible framework for organising and prioritising information.
 

Typically, major topics or central concepts are at the center of the web. Links from the center connect supporting details or ideas with the core concept or topic.

Webs

Teachers and students alike use webs to brainstorm, organise information for writing (prewriting), as well as to analyse stories and characterisation.


Classroom teachers tell us that webbing is an effective technique to use in small group settings. As students work cooperatively they can build collaborative webs, incorporating the thoughts and contributions of each group member.


Explore the different ways to use webs:
Literary webs help students analyse stories or novels so that they more fully understand the literary elements at play, as well as the composition of the story.

Character webs represent one of the ways in which visual learning can support reading comprehension.

Comparison is one of the most basic and powerful forms of analysis in any discipline.

Prewriting describes the brainstorming and organising students do before writing a story.

Other visual learning techniques:

Idea Maps
Concept Maps
Mind Maps
Plots