Graphic Organizers

1. GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS
ENGLISH 7

2. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
• A graphic organizer helps you illustrate
ideas and facts using diagrams and
symbols. It is also a great visual tool
that helps students and writers picture
their thoughts before writing essays and
reports.

3. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
• A graphic organizer visually represents
ideas, concepts, and relationships
between various components. Concept maps
and knowledge maps all are types of
graphic organizers. You can use any
chart or diagram as a graphic organizer
to compare facts and depict a story.
There are no specific rules to create a
graphic organizer, and you can use it as
a concept mapping tool to draw
conclusions and picture your thoughts on
any matter.

4. Pros
• They can easily draw a
relationship (similarities or
differences) between two or
more components in a simpler
manner.
• Most of these graphic organizer
diagrams are self-explanatory
and saves a lot of time while
presenting.
• With diagrams like a
storyboard, we can make
education so much interesting
for kids and even help students

5. Grid
Matrix
• The simplest kind of graphic organizer. In this, we
create a grid that has certain columns and rows. Mostly,
it is used to represent facts or compare several things
together.

6. Grid
Matrix
• How to use
• Decide on a topic and
write its name at the
top of the grid matrix.
• Give headers for each
column and row in the
matrix.
• Organize data by
comparing rows and
columns.

7. Classification Diagrams
• These diagrams are also extremely simple to make
and helps us break down a concept into sub-levels.
You can take any topic as a root and list its sub-
systems, parts, etc. by dividing it into different
components. You can traverse it via a top-down or a
bottom-up approach.

8. Classification Diagrams
• How to use
• To classify members and
groups perfectly, start by
picking the suitable
classification diagram type.
• If all the elements come from
the same data group, use a
classification tree. Use Venn
diagrams to compare data
instead of a tree.
• Give the topic name and use
lines to draw relationships.
• Follow the hierarchy and
don’t intersect lines.

9. Circle Graph (Pie Chart)
• Displays data using a circle divided
into sectors. We use a circle graph
(also called a pie chart) to show
how data represent portions of one
whole or one group. Notice that
each sector is represented by %.

10. Bar Graph
Displays data by using bars
of equal width on a grid.
The bars may be vertical
or horizontal. Bar graphs
are used for comparisons.

11. Pictograph
Uses pictures and
symbols to display data;
each picture or symbol
can represent more than
one object; a key tells
what each picture
represents.

12. Broken Line Graph
A graph showing data
points joined by line
segments to show trends
over time.

13. Continuous Line Graph
A graph in which points on
the line between the
plotted points also have
meaning. Sometimes, this
is a “best fit” graph where
a straight line is drawn to
fit the data points.

14. Scatter Plots
A graph of data
that is a set of
points.

15. Diagram
• a simple plan that
represents a machine,
system, or idea, etc.,
often drawn to explain
how it works.
• a simplified drawing
showing the appearance,
structure, or workings of
something; a schematic
representation.

16. Activity
• Paul and Matty recorded the average monthly
temperatures in their towns for 8 months.
• Present their data using any of the graphs that we
discussed.