GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

- are visual representations of concepts

that help us structure information into
organizational patterns
- present essential information and
connect these pieces of information into
a coherent framework
 Types of
Graphic Organizers
-used to compare and contrast ideas and
events
-uses two or more overlapping circles to
show similar and different attributes
-used to represent hierarchy, classification,
and branching
-useful in showing relationships of scientific
categories, family trees, and even lineages
- used to investigate and enumerate various
aspects of a central idea, which could be a
concept, topic, or theme
- also known as semantic map
- displays the nature of the problem and how
it can be solved

- usually contains the problem's description,

its causes and effects, and logical solutions
-used to show how events occurred
chronologically through a long bar
labeled with dates and specific events

- can be linear or comparative

a. Linear Timeline
- shows how events happened
within one period
b. Comparative Timeline
- shows two sets of events that happened
within the same period
- used to map events in the story
- used to analyze the major parts of a plot
- used to show the logical sequence
of events
-used to better understand the causual
relationship of a complex phenomenon
-shows the factors that cause a specific event
or problem, as well as details of each cause
 - describes how a series of events interact to
produce a set of results repeatedly
* Some examples of events that require a cycle are
water cycle, metamorphosis, and poverty cycle.