Transcript graphic organizers

Best Graphic Organizers
Kristin Lems, Ed.D.
English Language Specialist
What is a graphic organizer?
A way of organizing
information using visual
supports
Practicing them in YOUR
class can help students with
their OTHER classes, too!
4 Good Graphic Organizers
1. Semantic Maps
2. T-Charts
3. Venn Diagrams
(or H-Charts)
4. Content Frames
Semantic Map
• Vocabulary development
• activating prior knowledge
– before reading
– before writing
• brainstorming before writing
• organizing themes for writing
Example of “spider map”
“aspects of
a person” -
Let’s try one!
On your mini whiteboard, create a spider
map showing characteristics for
success in learning English
~create it alone – 3 minutes
~share it with 2 partners 3 minutes
Writing – how would you complete this?
Flower semantic
map helps
organize
thinking
Araucania
trees
The “hamburger” graphic organizer –
to write a paragraph!
A journalist
from Time
Magazine
summarized
world leaders
“toppled” in
2011 with a
semantic
map
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary cards
May include
*word’s meaning
*synonym
*examples in
phrases/sentences
*translation
* part of speech
Mind Maps – another kind of semantic
map
Two examples of “mind maps”
Beneficiarios del proyecto

Alumnos, profesores y comunidad educativa del
establecimiento donde se desempeña el voluntario.

Alumnos que asisten a los campamentos de inglés, de invierno
y verano, organizados por PIAP.
T-Charts
• Help students organize information
for debates and discussions
• Great for looking at different sides
of argument, pros and cons
T charts help clarify your goals
Let’s make a T chart:
A successful day in your English classroom
A T-chart for teaching goals:
My own teaching “to do” list
I’m strong in these areas
I want to work on these areas
With a partner, make a
T chart on this topic:
How does reading a
book in paper form
compare with reading
it with an “e-reader,”
like kindle?
Venn Diagram
Used to compare and contrast
two or more ideas or items
Helps students speak and write
about contrasts
A Venn for two Items
Vowel Sounds in Spanish and
English
Spanish only
“pure” long
vowels
English
only
(no
diphthongs)
Common to both
/a/ /ow/
/iy/ /uw/ /oy/
/ou/
/ǽ/ bad
/i/ big
/aw/ ball
/U/ book
/e/ bed
/ey/ say
/ə/ rug
/iyr/ear
/er/stir
/ayr/ fire
/eyr/ stair
/ər/
Consonant Sounds in Spanish
and English
Spanish only
English
only
/x/ gesto
/rr/ arroyo
Common to both
/b/ /s/ /ch/
/d/ /f/ /g/
/k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /p/
/r/ /t/
/sh/ shut
/th/ the
/Θ/ thin
/zh/
measure
/z/ zip
/v/ very
/j/ job
Venn from picocool.com
“What you become if you take social networking too seriously”
found on the Internet….
Your turn
to use a Venn!
With a partner,
compare your
hobbies and use of
free time on the
Venn diagram on
the handout
Content Frames (or Semantic
Feature Analysis Grid)
• Can be used by students to rate
their own knowledge
• Great for small group work
Content Frames stimulate
small group conversation
breakfast
Person #1
Person #2
Person #3
Person #4
Time
Food and drink location
other
interesting
details
Content Frame for self-assessment
(left) I understood this!
(center) I need a little more practice on this.
(right) I need more help in this area.
Gracias!
Dr. Kristin Lems
[email protected]