The Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers : 100 Reproducible Organizers that Help Kids with Reading, Writing, and the Content Areas

by Katherine S. McKnight (Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL)

• ISBN13: 9780470625651
• ISBN10: 0470625651
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Tap into the power of graphic organizers for classroom successVeteran educator and NCTE trainer Katherine McKnight shows how students can use graphic organizers as an important tool to organize new information. Providing a visual representation that uses symbols to express ideas, concepts, and convey meaning, graphic organizers help to depict relationships between facts, terms, and ideas. The author demonstrates how graphic organizers have proven to be a powerful teaching and learning strategy. Includes 100 graphic organizers-more than any comparable book Included graphic organizers can be used before-, during-, and after-learning activities across the content areas Contains easy-to-follow instructions for teachers on how to use and adapt the book's graphic organizers Offers strategies for teachers to create their own graphic organizers for different grade levelsThe author Katherine McKnight is a noted literacy educator.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Why Are Graphic Organizers Such Important Tools for Teaching and Learning?

Graphic Organizers for Brainstorming and Idea Generation

Power Thinking (Levels of Brainstorming)

ABC Brainstorm

Carousel Brainstorm

Venn Diagram

Compare and Contrast

KWL

KWS

KWHL

KWLT

Topic Generation Graphic Organizers

Topic Generation with 3 Ideas-Linear Model

Topic Generation with 4 Ideas-Linear Model

Topic Generation with 6 Ideas-Linear Model

Topic Generation with 3 Ideas-Circle Model

Topic Generation with 4 Ideas-Circle Model

Topic Generation with 6 Ideas-Circle Model

Character Traits Web

Topic Generation: Hand Model

Anticipation Guide

Hypothesis Guide

Idea Web

Fishbone

Spider

Herringbone

Y Diagram

Graphic Organizers for Vocabulary Development

Vocabulary Slide

Concept or Vocabulary Map I

Concept or Vocabulary Map II

Concept or Vocabulary Map III

Concept or Vocabulary Map IV

Word Detective

Six-Column Vocabulary Organizer

Vocabulary Tree

Cyber Vocabulary Detective

Graphic Organizers for Note Taking and Study Skills

Cornell Notes

Three-Column Notes

T Notes

Analysis Notes

Summary Organizer

Journalist Graphic Organizer

Story Board Notes: Three Frame

Story Board Notes: Six Frame

Outline Notes

The Five Senses

Cycle or Food Chain

Graphic Organizer Bookmarks

Bookmark for Reading Fiction

Reading Reminders Bookmark

Bookmark for Questions During Reading

Textbook Reminders Bookmark

Individual Performance in a Cooperative Group

Cooperative Group Planner

Portfolio Tracker

Independent Reading Log

Assignment Tracker

Graphic Organizers for Supporting Reading Comprehension

Questioning the Author

Question-Answer-Relationship (QAR)

Gist

Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R)

Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review, Reflect (SQ4R)

Fix-Up Strategies

Reading Connections

ReQuest

Story Trails and History Trails

Text-Think-Connect (TTC)

REAP

PLAN

PACA

DRTA

Text Structures

Reference Frames

Prior Knowledge

Inference Prompter

List-Group-Label

Think-Pair-Share

The Five Ws

Graphic Organizers for Writing

Autobiographical Poem

Historical Bio Poem

Inquiry Chart

Peer Review

Entrance Slip

Exit Slip

Writer Checklist

Sensory Starter

Story Map I

Story Map II

Chain of Events

Beginning-Middle-End

Climax Ladder

Persuasive Writing Organizers

Persuasive Writing I

Persuasive Writing II

Persuasive Writing III

Persuasive Writing IV

Writing Revision Organizer

Prewriting Organizer

What Happens?

Character Creator

Conflict and Solution Organizer

Getting Ready to Write

Writing Process

Story Pyramid

RAFT

References

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