Introduction to a Graphic OrganizerWhat Is a Graphic Organizer? :
Introduction to a Graphic OrganizerWhat Is a Graphic Organizer? A graphic organizer is a visual frame used to represent and organize information, “a diagram showing how concepts are related” (McKenna & Robinson, 1997, p.117).
Types of graphic organizers:
Sequential, Compare-contrast, Relational, Classification, Concept development, and Evaluation organizers
Demonstrating How to Use a Graphic Organizer (1) :
Demonstrating How to Use a Graphic Organizer (1) A classification organizer for matrix will be used for this activity.
< Example> My favorite sport
Demonstrating How to Use a Graphic Organizer (2) :
Demonstrating How to Use a Graphic Organizer (2) You can write sentences which present the result based on the chart.
<Example>
• 5 girls and 4 boys like baseball best.
• The favorite sport of both girls and
boys is basketball.
Practice (1) :
Practice (1) Form a small group of 5. There will be 4 groups, which makes the total number of students 20.
Ask the month of birth of each group member.
Make a chart that shows the number of people in your group who were born in each month.
Practice (2) :
Practice (2) After finishing with your group, each of you form another group of 4 with one member from each group.
Ask one another how many people in your first group were born in each month.
Make a new chart that shows the numbers of people in each of the original 4 groups who were born in each month.
Practice (3) :
Practice (3) Return to the original group of 5.
Based on the second chart, write 5 sentences that let others know the result.
Share with class.
Assessment :
Assessment
Review :
Review Graphic organizers present ideas visually (Diaz-Rico, 2008, p.118).
Classification organizers are used to create hierarchies, matrixes, or other concept relations that show specific structures (Diaz-Rico, 2008, p.121).