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Discussion: Graphic Organizers and Notetaking

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Discussion: Graphic Organizers and Notetaking

Which graphic organizer do you think you might use with your students? Why? What does
it do? How might you use it?
Graphic organizers are a useful learning tool for students of all ages because they help

them organize, clarify, and simplify difficult material. They also assist students in constructing

knowledge via an examination of the links that exist between different concepts and ideas. To

teach French vocabulary in my classroom, I shall use the T-Chart strategy. On one column of the

T chart will be vocabulary in French, while on the other column will be terms translated from

French to English. When it comes to helping students discover major similarities and contrasts

between concepts inside or across books, T-Charts are an excellent visual organizer to use. First,

students choose what information will be recorded in each column, and then they add specifics

based on prior knowledge, other sources of information, and more research. With T-Charts,

students may organize their thoughts and capture new information more effectively.

How to use it

Step 1: I am going to make a T chart and put down on each column head the two topics I

want to brainstorm about, which are translating French vocabulary to English and analyzing data.

Step 2: During the brainstorming process, I will jot down vocabularies in each column.

Which notetaking strategy do you think you might use with your students? Why?

What does it do? How might you use it?

Students benefit from effective note-taking because it helps them remember what they

learnt in class so that they may use it to study and improve their knowledge and handle more

complicated ideas in the future. The outline approach is one of the note-taking methods I may

employ in my lesson. Using the outline technique, the most significant concepts are listed along

the left margin in roman numerals. Indenting and capital letters are used to indicate supporting
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ideas for these primary topics. A lowercase letter, an Arabic number, and so on may be added to

any of these concepts to provide further information. The benefit of using an outline is that it

helps you to rank the information in order of importance. Details of subordinate concepts may

then be indented even deeper to make it easier for the reader to follow the flow of the text

(Common Note-taking Methods n.d.).

How to use it

I will tell my students to listen, then fill in points in an ordered sequence based on space

indentation. Learners should set the most important information on the left. Each more precise

point should be indented to the right of the previous one. Distance from the main location will

signify significance levels. You may designate indentions with Roman numerals or decimals to

make the process easier or more complicated. Space connections identify the primary and minor

points; therefore, markings aren't essential.

Also, if the lecture is organized in outline style, we may utilize the outline format.

Inductive or deductive, this may be done in a variety of ways (reverse outline where minor points

start building to a major point). However, if there is enough time in the lecture to think about and

make organizational choices, I adopt this style. When your note-taking abilities are excellent and

crisp, and you can manage the outlining no matter the note-taking scenario, this approach may be

most productive.
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References
Common Note-taking Methods | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Retrieved from

https://www.utc.edu/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs/center-for-academic-support-

and-advisement/tips-for-academic-success/note-taking