Graphic Organizers

Graphic organizers are visual and graphic displays that organize ideas and demonstrate relationships between different information and concepts.

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It starts with a central idea and branches out into related ideas and details (or sub-ideas).

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

It shows relationships between the main idea and other information.

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

It is used to compare and contrast two or more groups of things by visually displaying their similarities and differences in two or more circles that overlap.

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

It presents a series of steps or events in order.

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

It helps organize ideas into two columns and examines two components of an object, concept, or event.

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

It can be used in any content area to examine the pros and cons of something, advantages, and disadvantages, or facts and opinions.

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

Concepts or ideas are represented in circles or boxes and are linked to related ideas with arrows.

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

It is the inclusion of cross-links to demonstrate relationships between sub-ideas in different segments

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web

Sometimes referred to as spider or semantic maps, this type of graphic organizer is used primarily for brainstorming and generating ideas for planning or writing purposes.

• T-Chart

• Sequence Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Concept Map

• Main Idea Web