1. Chelsea Greenwald
Instructional Strategy

2.  Donna Ogle created the KWL chart in 1986.
 It was created to help students learn from
nonfiction texts.
 Graphic organizer used to activate prior
knowledge, set a purpose for reading, and
monitor students comprehension.

3.  It can be used in ANY CONTENT AREA!
 » LA.3.3.1.3: The student will prewrite by
using organizational strategies (e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL chart, log) to make a plan for
writing that includes a main idea.
 » LA.4.3.1.3: The student will prewrite by
organizing ideas using strategies and tools
(e.g., technology, graphic organizer, KWL
chart, log) to make a plan for writing that
prioritizes ideas and addresses the main idea
and logical sequence.

4. K- what I
KNOW
W- what I
WANT to know
L- what I
LEARNED
• Fill out before
reading
• Students fill out
everything they
already know
about the topic
• Generates
background
knowledge
• Fill out before
reading
• Questions
• Predictions
**When
complete, read
the text**
• Fill out after
reading
• Fill out new
knowledge they
gained from the
text

5.  Add a “W” column after the “L”, meaning
„Further Wonderings‟
 Allows for new questions and additional research
 Fill out “K” individually and brainstorm “W”
as a class