What is it? When or Why would I use it? How do I use it?A Freeform map is a way of summarizing information using images.

You can use this strategy when you want aid memory for information by creating nonlinguistic representations. Drawing pictures helps many people remember information more easily.

1. Identify the main ideas and important details of a passage. You may want to mark these details by selectively highlighting as you read.2. Work with a small group to determine which details are important enough to include in your freeform map.3. Create images for the important ideas. Do not use words unless they are a part of the image. For example, you could write the word STOP on a stop sign.

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