Bubble map template: free printable
A bubble map puts one topic in the center circle and surrounds it with bubbles of describing words, usually adjectives. Print the free bubble map template below or save it as a PDF, write the topic in the middle, add one describing word to each of the six outer boxes and back each word up with a fact or an example on the lines beneath it.
The bubble map is one of the eight Thinking Maps used in many schools, and it has one job: describing. A character, a place, a cell, a historical figure. That makes it a good first step before an essay paragraph or a character analysis, because each bubble becomes a point and each line under it becomes evidence.
Pick the right map for the task. A circle map collects everything you know about a topic, a double bubble map compares two things side by side, and a mind map breaks a topic into branches and sub-branches. When you need to show how ideas cause or depend on each other, a concept map fits better.
Put adjectives in the bubbles, not facts: brave, guilty, ruthless. Then prove each one on the lines. Six describing words with real evidence beat twelve without.