Pictographs

This strategy is excellent to clarify narrative or expository information. It consists in a very simple drawing (the simpler, the better), using symbols and pictures to represent the information. Students with dominant spatial intelligence will really enjoy this strategy. It can be also used as a small group activity.

Example

Story of Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)

Benjamin Banneker was a famous black American who lived during revolutionary times. He was born free in Maryland, but lost the right to vote because of his race. Banneker was a scientist and scholar who wrote an almanac and invented a clock. His scientific papers were read and discussed in Europe.

Banneker was a friend of Thomas Jefferson and was chosen to assist in the laying out of the boundaries for the District of Columbia. This astronomer, mathematician, farmer, and surveyor, was taught to read and write by his grandmother and attended a small school for several winters” (Gaikwad, 2011, p. 8).

Reference

Gaikwad, P. (2011). Advanced instructional strategies [compendium]. Silang, Philippines: Adventist Institute of Advanced Studies.