Draw a Venn Diagram

Essential Details

Interaction Type People Time Stakes

★ Learner-to-Learner

✖ Learner-to-Instructor

★ Learner-to-Content

★ Individual

★ With Others

★ Asynchronous

✖ Synchronous

★ Low-Stakes

✖ High-Stakes

Description

With a Venn diagram, students examine the differences and similarities between two things. Students can place individual characteristics of a concept, skill, or topic in the left or right sections. Similarities go within the overlapping section.

A Venn Diagram with two overlapping circles to compare two elements. Similarities go in the overlapping section while differences are in non-overlapping sections.

Sample Procedure

  1. Select two elements (concepts, skills, or topics) to compare and contrast.
  2. Provide an empty Venn diagram.
  3. Ask students to label each section with one of the elements.
  4. Ask students to fill in the non-overlapping sections with distinct characteristics.
  5. Ask students to fill in the overlapping section with similarities.
  6. Ask students to share their work.

Bloom's level

The level indicates this activity’s place within Bloom’s Taxonomy of learning (Cognitive Domain). Higher-levels contains lower-levels within it.

Level

Action

Sixth

Create

Fifth

Evaluate

★ Fourth

★ Analyze

Third

Apply

Second

Understand

First

Remember

Verb

Examine

Tools

  • Canvas Discussion
  • Canvas Assignment
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Visio

Teaching Goal

Practice New Skills or Concepts

Sources

Concept Maps. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2019, from Learning Center website: https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/using-concept-maps/

Graphic Organizers—Compare and Contrast. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2020, from http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/comparecontrast.html#venn