S.S STRATEGY #24: GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

GRADE LEVEL: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 NCSS CURRICULUM STRANDS: ALL - ANY (DEPENDING ON TOPIC) POSSIBLE LESSONS: CHARACTERIZE, CAUSES & EFFECTS, COMPARE & CONTRAST, ANALYZE, ORGANIZE: IMPORTANT EVENTS, CULTURES, HISTORICAL PEOPLE, PAST & PRESENT, GOVERNMENTS, ETC.

INTRODUCTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS: ALLOW STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION IN VISUAL WAYS. MAKE MEANING OF WHAT THEY ARE HEARING OR READING. ALLOWS THEM TO SEE CONNECTIONS NOT ALWAYS EVIDENT IN A TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE. ASSIST UNDERSTANDING OF CATEGORIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS. ASSIST IN THE ORGANIZATION OF DATA FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.

TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FLOW CHARTS GRAPHS TABLES VENN DIAGRAMS CONCEPT MAPS K-W-L

PROCEDURES GATHER INFORMATION/MATERIALS INTRODUCE THE ACTIVITY ASSIGN/GROUP STUDENTS

ACTIVITY GROUP 1 (LOWER GRADES) USING A WEB DRAW SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS THAT MAKE UP YOUR DAILY LIVES. GROUP 2 (UPPER GRADES) USING A VENN DIAGRAM COMPARE & CONTRAST EARLY VS. MODERN LIVING. GROUP 3 (MODIFIED) USING THE PROVIDED GRAPHIC ORGANIZER & MATERIALS, PASTE THE APPROPRIATE STATEMENTS FOR EACH TOPIC.

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