1. S.S STRATEGY #24: GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

2. 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.

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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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