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Tap into the power of graphic organizers for classroom success Veteran 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 levels

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The Teacher's BIG BOOK of Graphic Organizers Research has shown that visually organizing information helps students better comprehend newly acquired material. Graphic organizers create a strong visual picture for students and support their ability to learn facts, information, and terms. Students are literally able to see connections and relationships between facts, terms, and ideas. In this value-packed resource, veteran educa- tor Katherine McKnight shows teachers how to tap into the power of graphic organizers, and offers 100 organizers--more than any other book on the market--that support success in the classroom. All the graphic organizers offered in this book promote active learning, which is central to effective learning. Using the organizers as guides, students are prompted to ask questions and are encouraged to apply critical thinking skills. The book's graphic organizers help teachers Support teaching and student comprehension in learning new material Develop vibrant curriculum plans Assess classroom achievement Build students' learning skills The book is filled with dynamic graphic organizers that can be used before, during, and after learning activities across the content areas and contains easy-to- follow instructions on how to apply and adapt each organizer. In addition, the author has included helpful strategies for teachers who want to create their own graphic organizers for different grade levels.

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The Teacher's BIG BOOK of Graphic Organizers Research has shown that visually organizing information helps students better comprehend newly acquired material. Graphic organizers create a strong visual picture for students and support their ability to learn facts, information, and terms. Students are literally able to see connections and relationships between facts, terms, and ideas. In this value-packed resource, veteran educa- tor Katherine McKnight shows teachers how to tap into the power of graphic organizers, and offers 100 organizers--more than any other book on the market--that support success in the classroom. All the graphic organizers offered in this book promote active learning, which is central to effective learning. Using the organizers as guides, students are prompted to ask questions and are encouraged to apply critical thinking skills. The book's graphic organizers help teachers Support teaching and student comprehension in learning new material Develop vibrant curriculum plans Assess classroom achievement Build students' learning skills The book is filled with dynamic graphic organizers that can be used before, during, and after learning activities across the content areas and contains easy-to- follow instructions on how to apply and adapt each organizer. In addition, the author has included helpful strategies for teachers who want to create their own graphic organizers for different grade levels.

Author Biography

Katherine S. McKnight, Ph.D., has been an educator for over 20 years. A former high school English teacher, she currently works as associate professor of Secondary Education at National-Louis University. She also trains educators regularly as a professional development consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English, and presents at educational conferences. She is the coauthor of The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom, Teaching the Classics in the Inclusive Classroom, and Teaching Writing in the Inclusive Classroom.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii About the Author ix Chapter One Why Are Graphic Organizers Such Important Tools for Teaching and Learning? 1 Chapter Two Graphic Organizers for Brainstorming and Idea Generation 5 1: Power Thinking (Levels of Brainstorming) 6 2: ABC Brainstorm 8 3: Carousel Brainstorm 10 4: Venn Diagram 12 5: Compare and Contrast 14 6: KWL 16 7: KWS 18 8: KWHL 20 9: KWLT 22 10–17: Topic Generation Graphic Organizers 10: Topic Generation with 3 Ideas–Linear Model 24 11: Topic Generation with 4 Ideas–Linear Model 26 12: Topic Generation with 6 Ideas–Linear Model 28 13: Topic Generation with 3 Ideas–Circle Model 30 14: Topic Generation with 4 Ideas–Circle Model 32 15: Topic Generation with 6 Ideas–Circle Model 34 16: Character Traits Web 36 17: Topic Generation: Hand Model 38 18: Anticipation Guide 40 19: Hypothesis Guide 42 20: Idea Web 44 21: Fishbone 46 22: Spider 48 23: Herringbone 50 24: Y Diagram 52 Chapter Three Graphic Organizers for Vocabulary Development 55 25: Vocabulary Slide 56 26: Concept or Vocabulary Map I 58 27: Concept or Vocabulary Map II 60 28: Concept or Vocabulary Map III 62 29: Concept or Vocabulary Map IV 64 30: Word Detective 66 31: Six-Column Vocabulary Organizer 68 32: Vocabulary Tree 70 33: Cyber Vocabulary Detective 72 Chapter Four Graphic Organizers for Note Taking and Study Skills 75 34: Cornell Notes 76 35: Three-Column Notes 78 36: T Notes 80 37: Analysis Notes 82 38: Summary Organizer 84 39: Journalist Graphic Organizer 86 40: Story Board Notes: Three Frame 88 41: Story Board Notes: Six Frame 90 42: Outline Notes 92 43: The Five Senses 94 44: Cycle or Food Chain 96 45–48: Graphic Organizer Bookmarks 98 45: Bookmark for Reading Fiction 99 46: Reading Reminders Bookmark 100 47: Bookmark for Questions During Reading 101 48: Textbook Reminders Bookmark 102 49: Individual Performance in a Cooperative Group 104 50: Cooperative Group Planner 106 51: Portfolio Tracker 108 52: Independent Reading Log 110 53: Assignment Tracker 112 Chapter Five Graphic Organizers for Supporting Reading Comprehension 115 54: Questioning the Author 116 55: Question-Answer-Relationship (QAR) 118 56: Gist 120 57: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R) 122 58: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review, Reflect (SQ4R) 126 59: Fix-Up Strategies 130 60: Reading Connections 132 61: ReQuest 134 62: Story Trails and History Trails 136 63: Text-Think-Connect (TTC) 138 64: REAP 140 65: PLAN 142 66: PACA 144 67: DRTA 146 68: Text Structures 148 69: Reference Frames 150 70: Prior Knowledge 152 71: Inference Prompter 154 72: List-Group-Label 156 73: Think-Pair-Share 158 74: The Five Ws 160 Chapter Six Graphic Organizers for Writing 163 75: Autobiographical Poem 164 76: Historical Bio Poem 166 77: Inquiry Chart 168 78: Peer Review 170 79: Entrance Slip 172 80: Exit Slip 174 81: Writer Checklist 176 82: Sensory Starter 178 83: Story Map I 180 84: Story Map II 182 85: Chain of Events 184 86: Beginning-Middle-End 186 87: Climax Ladder 188 88–91: Persuasive Writing Organizers 190 88: Persuasive Writing I 191 89: Persuasive Writing II 192 90: Persuasive Writing III 193 91: Persuasive Writing IV 194 92: Writing Revision Organizer 196 93: Prewriting Organizer 198 94: What Happens? 200 95: Character Creator 202 96: Conflict and Solution Organizer 204 97: Getting Ready to Write 206 98: Writing Process 208 99: Story Pyramid 210 100: RAFT 212 References 214

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The Teachers BIG BOOK of Graphic Organizers Research has shown that visually organizing information helps students better comprehend newly acquired material. Graphic organizers create a strong visual picture for students and support their ability to learn facts, information, and terms. Students are literally able to see connections and relationships between facts, terms, and ideas. In this value-packed resource, veteran educa- tor Katherine McKnight shows teachers how to tap into the power of graphic organizers, and offers 100 organizers more than any other book on the market that support success in the classroom. All the graphic organizers offered in this book promote active learning, which is central to effective learning. Using the organizers as guides, students are prompted to ask questions and are encouraged to apply critical thinking skills. The books graphic organizers help teachers Support teaching and student comprehension in learning new material Develop vibrant curriculum plans Assess classroom achievement Build students learning skills The book is filled with dynamic graphic organizers that can be used before, during, and after learning activities across the content areas and contains easy-to- follow instructions on how to apply and adapt each organizer. In addition, the author has included helpful strategies for teachers who want to create their own graphic organizers for different grade levels.

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