Graffiti Wall

Graffiti Wall

A good technique for accessing and assessing prior knowledge.

1. On the interactive whiteboard or chart paper, record a title for a graffiti wall.
2. Ask students to come to the board and write comments and/or draw pictures to reflect their thoughts on the topic. What do they know and remember? What have they experienced? Students should also respond to the comments of others on the wall. They might use arrows to connect their ideas to those of others.
3. Ask a few students to summarize what they see or what conclusions they might draw from the wall.