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Owl: Welcome to How to make a KIM Chart, an instructional video on reading comprehension brought to you by the Excelsior University Online Writing Lab. |
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One way to improve your vocabulary is to create a KIM chart for the new words you encounter. |
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This will help you improve your reading comprehension and keep track of new terms. |
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“KIM” is an acronym that stands for: |
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Key Word, |
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Information, |
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and Memory Cue. |
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A KIM chart has a column for each of these categories and rows for each new word. |
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To make a KIM Chart, take a sheet of paper and draw three columns. |
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At the top of the first column write “Key Word.” |
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At the top of the second column write “Information.” |
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Beneath that write “Definition of the Word” in parentheses. |
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At the top of the third column write “Memory Cue.” |
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Beneath that write “sentence or picture” in parentheses. |
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Then draw a bunch of lines from left to right to indicate rows. |
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In the first row, write a key word in the first column. |
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For instance, let’s write “prevaricate.” |
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Now, in the second column write the following definition: |
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to speak or act in an evasive way |
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Finally, in the third column practice using the new word in a sentence. |
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Here’s one: |
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The diplomat was a master of prevarication; he never said what he meant, and he hardly meant what he said. |
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Make the chart as long as you need it by adding additional pages to list all of the new words you encounter. |
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That’s it! |
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With a KIM Chart in your notebook, you’ll be ready to look up and add new words any time the need arises! |
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Click here for a KIM Chart template that you can download and take with you. |
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Thanks for listening to this instructional video on How to Make a KIM Chart! |
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