SWAPPING NOTES | Lotus
Notes Chart
Close Reading | Socratic Seminar | Close Reading Graphic Organizers | Lotus Diagram | Lotus Notes Chart
Purpose To
discuss a topic or various topics and complete a Lotus Notes Chart. The protocol
is used to give students different roles, rotating the role of the Boss,
Scribe, Organizer, and Praiser, mixing up the groups of students up to 4 times.
Procedure 1. Form groups of 4 with a Boss, Scribe,
Organizer, and Praiser that form a team.
2. Each group selects their own “Boss.” The leader’s role is
to assign the other cooperative jobs.
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The Scribes job is to record the main ideas, inferences,
key words, and important points on their Lotus
Notes Chart.
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The job of the Boss is the conversation moderator.
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The Organizer keeps the pacing quick and organized
the materials.
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The Praiser listens and praises teammates for their
great ideas.
4. The group discusses the topic at hand until time is
called to review and preview. Teams can discuss one idea or theme but different
themes and idea at each station is better.
3. The Scribe reads over the notes, and the Boss summarizes
the conversation using the Lotus notes…a bit later. The teacher calls “CHANGE”
5. The Boss stays put; the rest of the group rotates to the
next station.
6. The Boss gives a micro presentation to the new team
members, discussing what was gleaned from the previous dialogue; they give a
summary of the conversation recorded on the Lotus Notes. .
7. Each table selects a new Boss and the Socratic Seminar
Continues.
8. Again, the team records the idea, paces the
conversations, praise peers, moderates the conversation that takes place at the
table and to then they summarize the conversation using the Lotus notes.
9. The teams discuss the questions presented in the Lotus
note until time is called.
10.Repeat the seminar, preferably until all students have
had a chance to be the Boss.
11.After the final rotation, the final group of Bosses do a micro
presentation to the whole class.
LOTUS DIAGRAM | LOTUS
NOTES CHART
When should you use Lotus Notes?
When should you use Lotus Notes?
- To promote logical and higher order thinking!
- To increase perceptive and inferential dialogue
- To enhance polite dialogue with structured interacts.
- Helping students see other students thinking and analysis and brainstorming on varied topics
- To brainstorm new ideas based on the analysis of the first round of brainstorming.
This ANALYTICAL GRAPHIC ORGANIZER is used for organization complex ideas and
brainstorming. It helps students break down complex concepts and topics of
information, that may then be prioritized for additional study. Steps in
creating a lotus diagram.
1. Determine topics for research and further ideas to be studied.
2. Brainstorm cognitive concepts and associated subjects
into academic classifications.
3. Endless possibilities can be created using the lotus
diagram, make it your own.
4. Place the main idea or theme in the center of the lotus
diagram and decide the focus of concepts using your learning targets.
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