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Guide to Graphic Organizers
Remember when you were in high school trying to write an essay question while staring at a blank slice of paper, and you intentionally peed your pants to get out of having to write it only to have your teacher force you to finish it with chaffed inner thighs? Your problem could have been solved with a well thought out graphic organizer (and a can of corn starch).
Graphic organizers help you visually create what you want to write before you write it. But that's not all.
Graphic organizers can be used to assist with reading comprehension, math awareness, historical cause and effect and just about any problem you may have.
| Read-Write-Think Lesson Plan
This read-write-think lesson plan utilizes graphic organizers to help students reflect on what they know before reading a book. Then, once the book is read, reflect on what they have... |
Comprehension Building Activities: Improve the Reading Skills of your 1st Grade Students
Help your students become stronger readers and thinkers with these comprehension building activities. First grade students will benefit from these easy reading strategies that can be... |
| Strategies for Teaching Students about Similarities and Differences
Teaching students about similarities and differences paves the way for them to develop important comparative, analytical and critical thinking skills. These strategies for teaching... |
Creating a Six Traits Syllabus
This article will help you organize a one-semester plan for going through the six traits of writing with a seventh-grade class.... |
| Using Graphic Organizers for Error Analysis
Graphic organizers are simple tools for special educators to conduct error analysis. Graphic organizers have the advantage of being able to break down complex items into simpler steps... |
Teaching Students to Use Graphic Organizers for Essays
Help your students use graphic organizers when they write their next essays. Get ideas for a variety of graphic organizer types and tips on how to incorporate graphic organizers into... |