Information on Graphic Organizers:
What are Graphic Organizers ? - Theory Behind Use of Graphic Organizers - Benefits of Graphic Organizers
Guidelines for Assisting Students in the Creation of Graphic Organizers

Printable Graphic Organizers:
MULTIPURPOSE   ¤  COMPARE And CONTRAST   ¤  STUDY and WORK HABITS   ¤  RESEARCH
SEQUENCING   ¤  HIERARCHIES   ¤  CAUSE and EFFECT   ¤  CONCEPT

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COMMON MULTIPURPOSE Graphic Organizers

• T-chart

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• Venn Diagram

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• Fishbone Organizer

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• KWLH Chart

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• Web One

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• Web Two

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• KWL

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• Think-Pair-Share

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• Oral Presentation Note Card Format

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• Who,What,When,Why,How #1

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• Who,What,When,Why,How #2

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COMPARE and CONTRAST Graphic Organizers

• Compare and Contrast Chart

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• CompareandContrast Diagram

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• Compare Events

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• Comparing Me to a Character

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• Comparing Maps

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• Comparing Reasons

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• Comparing Reality to Fiction

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• T-chart:Then and Now

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• Venn Diagram

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• Three Way Venn Diagram

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• Comparing What's True

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RESEARCH Graphic Organizers

• Source Card for Books

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• Source Card for Magazine

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• Source Card for Encyclopedia

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• Source Card for Internet

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• Judging the Quality of Internet Sources

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• Keyword Search

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• Boolean Search

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• Prior Knowledge-New Knowledge

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• What I have learned

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• Plan your Research

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• Oral Presentation Note Card Format

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• 1st Question

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STUDY and WORK HABITS Graphic Organizers

• Improving Work Habits T-Chart

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• What could keep me from getting my project done?

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• Time and Task Plan

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• Division of Labor Chart

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SEQUENCING Graphic Organizers

• Four Event Sequencing

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• Six Event Sequencing

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• Nine Event Sequencing

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• Cycle Chart

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• Story Frame Sequence

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• Sequence in Giving Directions

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HIERARCHIES Graphic Organizers

• Circles: General to Specific

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• Layered Hierarchy

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• Rank Order

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• Branching:Two Subtopics

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• Branching: Three Subtopics

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CAUSEandEFFECT Graphic Organizers

• Cause/Effect T-Chart

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• CausesandConsequences for an Effect

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• CauseandEffect Chain

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• CauseandEffect Chain2

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• CauseandEffect Cycle

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• Relationship

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• Factors that Effect

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• Multiple causes for an Effect

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• What Effects Can You Find?

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• CauseandEffect Chart

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• CauseandEffect Fishbone Chart

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CONCEPT Graphic Organizers

• Blooming WordsandPhrases

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• Concept Map

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• Concept Star

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• Concept Web

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• Four Element Concept Chart

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• Five Element Concept Chart

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• Six Element Concept Chart

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• Look at Me!

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• Spider Rewrite Chart

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What are Graphic Organizers ?

• Visual Representation of Knowledge.
• Semantic Map.
• Structured Overview.
• Concept Map.
• Semantic Organizer.
• Story Map.
• Scaffolding.
• Way of Structuring Information into Organizational Patterns.
• Way to Facilitate Prereading, Postreading, Prewriting, Revising, Discussing, and Reasoning.
• Way to Promote Active Learning.
• Highly Effective Tool for Improving Social Interaction and Collaboration.
• Framework for What is to be Learned.
• Way to Access Student's Previous Experiences and Knowledge.

Theory Behind Use of Graphic Organizers

1. Present what is essential and connect concepts when important information is isolated.
2. File new information into an existing framework based on schema that already contains specific information about that concept.
3. Retrieves prior knowledge and provides a framework on which to attach new knowedge.
4. Visual graphic containing key ideas and information is easier to remember.
5. Use of visual and verbal language to create graphic organizers promotes active learning.
6. Learner is engaged through listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking.

Benefits of Graphic Organizers

• Focus attention on key elements
• Help integrate prior knowledge with new knowledge
• Enhance concept development
• Enrich reading, writing, and thinking
• Aid writing by supporting planning and revision
• Promote focused discussion
• Assist instructional planning
• Serve as assessment and evaluation tool

Guidelines for Assisting Students in the Creation of Graphic Organizers

1. Discuss with students what graphic organizers are and how they can be used.
2. Show students examples and non-examples of graphic organizers.
3. Use a completed graphic organizer to teach a lesson or fill in graphic organizer while teaching a lesson.
4. Let students help the teacher fill in a blank on the overhead projector.
5. Give students a partially completed graphic organizer. Teacher has the same graphic organizer on the overhead. Teacher and students fill in together or students may fill in together working in small groups or individually.
6. Students are given a blank graphic organizer to fill in working together in small groups or individually.
7. Give students opportunities to create own graphic organizer. Let them design their own format. They may work individually or in small groups.
8. Let students present their graphic organizer to class to teach a mini-lesson or to explain why they chose a particular format.