Bridge Map

Description:

The Bridge Map is a tool for applying the process of seeing analogies.
Using a bridge map can help to show relationships between two ideas, topics, areas, etc. When using this map, you must identify the “relating factors” between the pairs that are being shared. In each pair, the top item relates to the bottom item in the same way, just as a traditional analogy would relate.

Source: http://www.wappingersschools.org/cms/lib01/NY01001463/centricity/domain/443/Bridge_Map.pdf

Authentic Curriculum Links:
Literacy: For finding the relating factor between the person and the story they are from: Health: Seeing the relationship between what we eat and how good of shape our body is in.

EOTC (education outside the classroom) links: 

If you were exploring visual art, and went into native bush to observe trees, you could use the visual representation of the tree to personify a personality trait in people. For example: this image could represent strength by observing the twisting of the trunk. The video below demonstrates the process of creating a bridge map. You will notice that it starts with a pre-printed template, but this is not necessary. As in the literacy example above, you can add on more bridges to extend or further clarify a metaphor.