Sunday, February 17, 2013

Graphic Organizers for Main Idea

Graphic Organizers serve several purposes in the learning process.

They ease the collection of data management by visually representing relationships between facts and specific learning tasks or goals. They help the student plan what they'll write. They learn to condense their thoughts in a few words.  *** ELLs often only HAVE a few words on any given topic!

Once they’ve learned how to use them and check off the info as they write, they can take ownership and produce their own.

Here are some examples...





 

For the student who needs more scaffolding, this G.O. is great. If an item is left blank they see they’re missing a detail. The G.O. speaks for itself.
                                       

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