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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

GENERATION1ST TYPE

ABC BRAINSTORM

VENN DIAGRAM

Differences

Differences

Similarities

CAUSE AND

EFFECT

KWL

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

2ND TYPE

VOCABULARY SLIDE

VOCABULARY CLUSTER

weather

sunny

windy

rainy

stormy

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