Semantic Maps are graphic organizers that look like a spider web. They are often used in pre-teaching vocabulary words because it stimulates prior knowledge and has students brainstorm what they know about a keyword or topic. They then categorize similar words. Semantic maps are a wonderful visual as well for ELLs and can be done whole group then with a partner or table.
Reference:
New Approaches to Literacy Learning - A Guide for Teacher Educators: Section 4: Strategies to foster the comprehension of text: Developing vocabulary. (2016). Collections.infocollections.org. Retrieved 8 August 2016, from http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/uk/d/Jh1750e/6.1.2.html
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