Name Description Illustration/Sample

1. The "paragraph
Hamburger hamburger" is a
Writing writing organizer that
Graphic visually outlines the
Organizer key components of a
paragraph. Topic
sentence, detail
sentences, and a
closing sentence are
the main elements of
a good paragraph,
and each one forms a
different "piece" of
the hamburger.
2.Main Idea Main idea and
and supporting details is a
Supporting key skill in both
Details reading and writing.
These graphic
organizers were
designed to guide
students through the
process of finding the
main idea and
supporting details as
they read through
non-fiction text and
as they write their
own paragraphs and
essays.
3.Brainstorm This graphic
Graphic organizer can be used
Organizer to have student
generate ideas and
discussion about the
topic.
 4. A word map is a
Vocabulary visual organizer that
Graphic promotes vocabulary
Organizer development. Using
a graphic organizer,
students think about
terms or concepts in
several ways. Most
word map
organizers engage
students in
developing a
definition, synonyms,
antonyms, and a
picture for a
given vocabulary
word or concept.

5. Compare Using a compare and

and Contrast contrast chart will
Graphic help students engage
Organizer in deep thinking in
comparing two
concepts, and learn
how to use a graphic
organizer to visualize
likeness and
differences between
two things. There are
lots of designs that
can be used for
comparing and
contrasting. The ones
most common to see
are Venn chart and
comparing chart.
 6. A Spider map
Spidergram (sometimes called a
semantic map) is a
type of graphic
organizer that is used
to investigate and
enumerate various
aspects of a single
theme or topic,
helping the student to
organize their
thoughts.
7. Wealth Idea wheel chart, as
Idea Wheel its name implies, is a
kind of chart to
record your
own ideas by labeling
each section and then
writing or
drawing ideas in each
section in the idea
wheel charts. It is
usually used to
conduct simple
calculations and look
up information.
8. Story Map A story map is a
Graphic strategy that uses a
Organizer graphic organizer to
help students learn
the elements of a
book or story. By
identifying story
characters, plot,
setting, problem and
solution, students
read carefully to learn
the details. There are
many different types
of story map graphic
organizers.
9. Cause and A fishbone diagram,
Effect Fish also called a cause
Bone and effect diagram or
Diagram Ishikawa diagram,
is a visualization tool
for categorizing the
potential causes of a
problem in order to
identify its root
causes.

10. A timeline is a type

Sequencing of graphic organizer
Timeline that shows specific
events in sequence,
usually with dates, in
a linear fashion.
Timelines are
particularly useful for
studying or reviewing
history, because the
timeline will visually
display major events
over a period of time.

11. Fact and Fact and Opinion

Opinion Graphic Organizer
Graphic A simple graphic
Organizer organizer that helps
students think about
what they are
reading.
Understanding and
being able to identify
the difference
between a Fact and
an Opinion 
12. Sequence These writing graphic
Writing organizers are
Graphic designed to help your
Organizer students organize the
following types of
writing: Sequencing
the story, Beginning-
Middle-End of the
story, 6-Part Story
Map, and a Main
ideal and details

13. KWS This KWS Chart is a

Chart graphic organizer that
can be used in
multiple curricular
areas and allows
students to organize
prior knowledge by
identifying what they
know, what they
want to know, and
possible sources for
answering their
questions. It can help
support students’
self-regulation as
they approach a new
topic they want to
learn about.
 14. Do the Flowchart
Experiment diagrams are a type
Flowchart of graphic
organizer that
visually display a
chain of instructions
used to complete an
algorithm or other
complicated process.

A flowchart template
that shows the main
steps to do an
experiment.

15. Venn A diagram

Diagram representing
(Venn mathematical or
Animal logical sets
Worksheet) pictorially as circles
or closed curves
within an enclosing
rectangle (the
universal set),
common elements of
the sets being
represented by the
areas of overlap
among the circles.
16. Concept Concept maps
Maps graphically illustrate
relationships between
two or more concepts
and are linked by
words that describe
their relationship.

17. Pie Chart Pie chart

Diagram diagrams (also
called circle graphs)
are a type of graphic
organizer that are
useful for displaying
information about the
percentages or parts
of a whole.

18. Tree Tree Diagrams are a

Diagrams type of graphic
(Family organizer that shows
Tree) how items are related
to one another. The
tree's trunk represents
the main topic, and
the branches
represent relevant
facts, factors,
influences, traits,
people, or outcomes.
Tree diagrams can be
used to sort items or
classify them.
A family tree is an
example of a tree
diagram.
 19. Mind A mind map is a
Maps diagram for
representing tasks,
words, concepts, or
items linked to and
arranged around a
central concept or
subject using a non-
linear graphical
layout that allows the
user to build an
intuitive framework
around a central
concept. 
20. Sensory Observation chart is
Observation a kind of chart used
Chart to record sight,
sound, touch, taste
and smell of some
object or a process.
The first "name"
column is filled in the
name of the
observers. The
observation usually
used to help students
to record some
physical or chemical
phenomena.