Free chart literacy teacher resource
Free Evidence-Based Chart Discussion Protocol
Turn chart disagreements into evidence-centered classroom discussion.
A one-page teacher protocol for making chart disagreement accountable to evidence.
Classroom use
Use it as a small routine inside the chart work you already teach.
This resource is connected to the Teaching Guide, but it is intentionally compact enough for planning, discussion, assessment review, or a next-day classroom move.
- pause before resolving disagreement
- make competing claims visible
- connect claims to chart evidence
- compare interpretations fairly
- separate supported conclusions from open questions
Best used for
A focused scaffold for recurring chart-reasoning moments.
whole-class discussion
small groups
assessment review
science data interpretation
social studies source work
math reasoning conversations
Optional implementation
Looking for structured practice?
The free resource is a quick routine. Chart-Ed products give students repeated practice with the same reasoning demand across chart types.