WRITTEN BY KATHERINE S. MCKNIGHT
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O B J E C T I V E S
AT THE END OF THE LESSON, THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
1. IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS USED IN THE TEACHING-
LEARNING PROCESS
2. CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER(S)
3. CREATE YOUR OWN GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
WHAT ARE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS?
• GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ARE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF INFORMATION
AND CONCEPTS. BY NATURE, WE TEND TO LEARN IN PICTURES; AS SUCH, THE
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IS MORE INNATE STRUCTURE FOR PROCESSING
INFORMATION THAN RECORDING INFORMATION EXCLUSIVELY IN WORDS. IN
ADDITION, BECAUSE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS USE VISUAL IMAGES AND
WORDS, THEY ARE MORE EFFECTIVE TOOLS FOR LEARNING FOR A WIDE
VARIETY OF LEARNERS, SUCH AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
WHAT ARE ITS SIGNIFICANCE
IN TEACHING AND LEARNING?
• IT HELP STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON IMPORTANT AND KEY
INFORMATION.
• WE LEARN IN PICTURES, AND GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ARE A
VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF NEWLY LEARNED MATERIAL.
• GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS HELP US ORGANIZERS CONTACT
INFORMATION.
• WHEN STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS, THEY BECOME MORE WILLING TO USE THEM FOR
NOTE TAKING AND STUDYING.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
BRAINSTORMING AND IDEA
GENERATION
1ST TYPE
ABC BRAINSTORM
VENN DIAGRAM
Differenc
es
Differences
Similariti
es
CAUSE
AND
EFFECT
KWL
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
2ND TYPE
VOCABULARY SLIDE
VOCABULARY
CLUSTER
weather
sun
ny
wind
y
rain
y
stor
my
VOCABULARY TREE
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
NOTE-TAKING & STUDY SKILLS
3RD TYPE
3-COLUMN NOTES
FOOD CHAIN ORGANIZER
PREDICTION CHART
FACTS
• Mike is struck
in the crushed
car.
• He can’t get
out.
• His friend,
Johnny, ask for
help.
PREDICTION
• I think Mike
might get out
of the crushed
car with
bruises or
scratches.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
LITERACY
4TH TYPE
PLOT DIAGRAM
FIVE W’S CHART
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
SPECIFIC SUBJECTS – SOCIAL
STUDIES, SCIENCE AND
MATHEMATICS
5TH TYPE
SOCIAL STUDIES:
FLOW CHART/SEQUENCING EVENTS
SCIENCE:
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
MATH:
PIE ORGANIZER

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