Word Category: What is it? Property Example Concept of definition word map In the center, put the new word. In the trapezoid, students list the category by answering, “What is it?” and putting comparisons next to the bullets. In the triangles, students put illustrations by answering, “What are some examples?” In the squares, students put properties by answering, “What is it like?” CD word maps work best with nouns and may not fit every word. They should be used as one of many possible strategies students can pull from to help them learn words. Adapted from Content Area Reading by Vacca, Vacca, and Mraz ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc.