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Graphic organisers... ...visual method of organising and summarising information / help student organise disjointed information in a structured way / facilitate generation and development of ideas / expedite the construction of knowledge / aid the learning process / provide active involvement to engage the kinaesthetic learner / work best when used by small groups (pairs and triads) / particularly powerful when groups are structured so that (i) each member has a leadership role/function e.g. Recorder, Researcher, Timekeeper, Clarifier, Turntaker, Summariser, Reporter (ii) resources are shared in the group i.e. one worksheet per group ...provide a high quality teaching and learning methodology for mixed ability classroom i.e. students with diverse abilities can work together where each student can make a real contribution to overall learning of group / accommodate needs of students with differing learning styles & intelligences...
Using Graphic Organisers... ...may be used at all stages of the learning process: Pre-teaching a topic Introducing to a topic Teaching a topic Assessment for Learning Scaffolding Learning Independent Learning Study Revision Mixed Ability VAK Left Brain / Right Brain
Contents of Pack • Ranking Ladder • Step • Chain of Events • Sequence Charts • Funnel • Fishbone • Braindrops • Cross Classification Chart • Two Venn Diagram • Three Venn Diagram • Four Corner Organiser • Starburst • Tri Pie • Research Grid
Step Ladder If a topic involves a linear chain of events, with a definite beginning and end, use the ladder.
The desire for gold led Francisco Pizarro to explore and conquer the Inca empire of South America. However, his conquest of the Incas was a bloody one, filled with violence and double-crossing treachery. After years of intense fighting and explorations, Pizarro was murdered over the land he had conquered. June 1541 1540 August 1533 April 1531 Jan 1531 1470
Stair Steps If a topic involves plotting a course
Chain of Linked Events TOPIC COMMENT Starting Idea Use this graphic organiser if a topic involves a series of interlinked events.
Sequence Chart If a topic involves a sequence of events leading from one to another use the Sequence Chart
WW1 Economic Conditions WW1 Versailles Guilt Clause Weimar Germany Extreme Ideologies Wall Street Crash Ideologies Taking Root Hitler’s Agares Foreign Pol Invasion Of Poland Appeasement
Causes of Second World Warask groups to unjumble and form a sequence chart WW1 Versailles Economic Conditions Guilt Clause Wall Street Crash Weimar Germany Ideologies Taking Root Hitler’s Agares Foreign Policy Appeasement Invasion of Poland
Magellan’s Journey 1518 20th Sept 1519 22nd May 1520 Midnight Easter 1920 18th October 1520 March1521 September 1522
Funnel When a topic involves synthesising, conclusions, definitions, reducing a lot of information to its core.
Fish Bone Use this graphic organiser whYen summarising a topic or when investigating multiple cause and effects factors associated with a complex topic and how they interrelate.
Religion Burial Tombs Houses Ancient Ireland Celts Life Religion
Ideas Brain Drops Use this graphic to create ideas.
Cross Classification Chart This approach can be used to condensing and organising data about the traits of many items for comparison.
Cross Classification Chart Constitution Church and State Social change NewState Anglo Irish Economy This approach can be used to condensing and organising data about the traits of many items for comparison.
Venn Diagram (2 Circles) Use this graphic if the task involves examining the similarities and differences between two items
Communist Collectivisation State Ownership & Industry Policy of Influencing Foreign Nations eg Maoist China Compare and Contrast Two Political Leaders Joesf Stalin Adolf Hitler Fascist Private Enterprise Aggressive Foreign Expansion Policy Lebensraum Militarism Dictatorship Nationalism Propaganda Secret Police State Projects Anti-Semitism
Venn Diagram (3 Circles) Use this graphic if the task involves examining the similarities and differences between three items.
Route Route Accomplishments Accomplishments Explorer 2 Explorer 1 Explorer 4 Explorer 3 Accomplishments Accomplishments Route Route Four Corner Organiser
The Tri Pie YES NO Maybe So! If the task involves analysing and higher order thinking, or helping students to expand their thinking. E.G. Was the ratification of the Anglo-Irish Treaty the only cause of the Irish Civil War?
Starburst (all points covered) This is a visual memory aid and used where there are a number of key points. Use for any key person in History.
Starburst Who When Where Story What Why This graphic can be used analyse the 5 W’s (Who, Where, Why, What, When)
Matrix Methodology: Teacher asks questions and students research and answer questions.
Given below are some of the important themes of the Holocaust. Make brief but informative notes on each.