What is a graphic organizer?

2. What is a graphic organizer? • aka map OR word web • Usually a one-page form with blank areas to fill in with related ideas & information • A powerful visual picture of information that allows the mind to see undiscovered patterns and relationships. • A tool that allows organization of patterns and relationships in writing.

3. Graphic organizer: HELPFUL because • help you understand how things go together • help you remember information better • make it easier to write your final draft • help organize any type of writing

4. Keys to effective use of graphic organizers 1. Consistent • Create a standard set of graphic organizers. • Establish a routine for implementing them in the classroom. • Coherent • Provide clear labels for the relationship between concepts in graphic organizers. • Limit the number of ideas covered. • Minimize distractions. 3. Creative • Incorporate during homework and test review. • Add illustrations. • Implement with cooperative groups and pairs.

5. How to Choose a Graphic Organizer for Your Topic/Task • The task at hand determines the type of graphic organizer that is appropriate. • Flowchart of How to Choose a Graphic Organizer (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/)

6. Typesof Graphic Organizers

7. Sample Graphic Organizer

8. Chain of Events • Used to describe the stages of an event, the actions of a character or the steps in a procedure. Beginning First event Second event Final event

9. Clustering A nonlinear activity that generates ideas, images and feelings around a stimulus word. As students cluster, their thoughts tumble out, enlarging their word bank for writing and enabling them to see patterns in their ideas. lizards Owls nocturnal desert Rainforest animals reptiles snakes tortoise Click Here to Create Your Own

10. Fishbone Mapping Used to show causal interaction of a complex event (an election, a nuclear explosion) or complex phenomenon (juvenile delinquency, learning disabilities). Detail Detail Cause 1 Cause 2 result Cause 3 Cause 4 Detail Detail

11. Interaction Outline Used to show the nature of an interaction between persons or groups, such as the interaction between European settlers and American Indians. Person 1 Group 1 Person 2 Group 2 Interaction Action Reaction Reaction 1 & 2 Action Outcomes Outcomes Person 1 Group 1 Person 2 Group 2

12. Problem/Solution Requires students to identify a problem and consider multiple solutions and possible results Who Problem What Why Attempted Solutions Results 1. 1. 2. 2. End Results

13. Spider Map Used to describe a central idea; a thing, a process, a concept, a proposition. The map may be used to organize ideas or brainstorm ideas for a writing project. Main idea Topic Concept Theme Details Details

14. Storyboard A graphic and sequential depiction of a narrative. Students recall major events of the story then illustrate the events in the squares provided. Little Red Riding Hood Her mom tells her not to wander off path Little Red Riding Hood takes basket to Grandmas house Wolf gets to grandmas house before her She meets wolf in forest She gets eaten by wolf Hunter comes and kills wolf and cuts her out of his belly

15. Story Map Title: Author: Characters: Setting: Somebody (The Main Character(s)): Wanted (What the Main Character is trying to do) But (The problem the main character runs into): So (How the Main Character solves the problem):

33. Concept Maps • Graphically illustraterelationships between two or more concepts linked by words that describe their relationship. • Begin with a mainidea (or concept) and then branchout to show how that main idea can be broken down into specific topics. • Typically hierarchical, with the subordinate conceptsstemming from the main concept or idea. However, it always allows change and new concepts to be added. The concept positions on a map can continuously change, while always maintaining the same relationship with the other ideas on the map

34. How to Build a Concept Map • Start with a main idea, topic, or issue to focus on. • choose a focus question — something that needs to be solved or a conclusion that needs to be reached. • Then determine the key concepts • Find the key concepts that connect and relate to your main idea and rank them; most general, inclusive concepts come first, then link to smaller, more specific concepts. • Finish by connecting concepts--creating linking phrases and words • Once the basic links between the concepts are created, add cross-links, which connect concepts in different areas of the map, to further illustrate the relationships and strengthen student’s understanding and knowledge on the topic.

35. Online Resource • How to use graphic Organizer: • http://www.inspiration.com/visual-learning/graphic-organizers • http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ • Printable graphic organizer: • https://www.teachervision.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html • http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm • Graphic organizer worksheets: • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/ • Graphic organizer template: • http://www.thinkport.org/technology/template.tp

36. sources • http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/ • http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ • http://www.inspiration.com/visual-learning/concept-mapping