USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

◼Can be big help when you prepare an outline. It is a

series of visual tools – maps and charts – used to
organized knowledge and ideas. It may be used to
represent and show relationships between various ideas
and may also be used to analyze and understand a text
more deeply.
6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

◼ 1. Circle map
A circle map graphic organizer is used to explain related concepts or brainstorm
ideas.
6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

◼ 2. Spider map
This graphic organizer comes in handy when explaining things with descriptive
connections.
6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

◼ 3. Idea Wheel
As the name suggests, this graphic organizer helps to brainstorm ideas.
6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

◼ 4. Venn Diagram
Is a popular web graphic organizer.
6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

◼ 5. Tree Chart
The classic tree chart is the perfect graphic organizer for categorizing and
subcategorizing a topic into several sections.
6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

◼ 6. Sequence of Events Chain

This graphic organizer is similar to a flowchart.