A KWL chart is used to organize information for research. It has three columns: What I Know, What I Want to Know, and What I Learned. The KWL chart helps decide what information to get from a text and guides thinking during the reading or research process by tracking existing knowledge, questions, and new learning.

1. KWL Chart Review
How to use a KWL Chart

2.  They help us organize information.
 They help us decide what we want to get out of a
text.
 They guide our thinking throughout the reading
process (and in this case, the research process too).
Why use a KWL chart?

3. What does a KWL Chart Look Like?
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4. What I know…
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In this column
you write what
you already
know about the
topic. Think
about past
experiences, TV,
or what you’ve
learned from
others.

5. What I Wonder (or Want to Know)…
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Write what you
already know
about the topic.
Think about past
experiences,
what you’ve
seen on TV, or
what you’ve
learned from
others.
Write what
you’d like to
know about the
topic. What do
you hope to
find in your
research?

6. What I Wonder (or Want to Know)…
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Write what you
already know
about the topic.
Think about past
experiences,
what you’ve
seen on TV, or
what you’ve
learned from
others.
Write what
you’d like to
know about the
topic. What do
you hope to
find in your
research?
Write what you
learn about
your topic as
you go. What
cool things pop
up in your
research that
you want to
remember?