GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Graphic Organizers – are visual

representations of concepts that help us
structure information into organizational
patterns. They present essential
information and connect these pieces of
information into a coherent framework.
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1. Venn Diagram – is used to compare and
contrast ideas and events. This diagram uses two
or more overlapping circles to show similar and
different attributes.
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2. Network Tree – is used to represent hierarchy,
classification, and branching. IT is useful in
showing relationships of scientific categories,
family trees, and even lineages.
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3. Spider Map- this is also called Semantic Map. It
is used to investigate and enumerate various
aspects of a central idea, which could be a
concept, topic, or themes. This central idea is
placed at the center of the map. The details of the
main idea are placed on the sides of the diagonals.
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4. Problem-Solution Map – displays the nature of
the problem and how it can be solved. This map
usually contains the problems’ description, its
causes and effects, and logical solutions.
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5. Timeline – is used to show how events occurred
chronologically through a long bar labeled with dates and
specific events. Timelines can be linear or comparative. A
linear timeline show how events happened within one
period while a comparative timeline show two sets of
events that happened within the same period.
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6. Plot Diagram- is a tool used to map events in a
story. It is used to analyze the major parts of a
plot.
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7. Series of Events of Chain – is used to show
the logical sequence of events
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8. Fishbone Map – is used to better understand
the causal relationship of a complex phenomenon.
It shows the factors that cause a specific event or
problem, as well as details of each cause.
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9. Cycle – 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.
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10. Persuasion map – is used to map out
arguments and evidence that prove a viewpoint.
This map is especially useful when processing
persuasive or argumentative texts.