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Details and sequencing
This lesson for grade six will introduce students to careers in environmental protection as it teaches them to identify details and sequence in a non-fiction reading passage.
Format: activity (grade 6 English Language Arts)
By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
Weathering the Water Cycle: A Conclusion
This lesson concludes the unit "Weathering the Water Cycle." As a result of this unit, students will understand that the water cycle is a continuous cycle made up of the three stages; evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 and 5 )
By Cathie Hill, Jackie Parker, and Karen Neilson.
Elements of a Fable
In this lesson students will examine the elements of a fable. Students will use their understanding of fable elements to create an original fable and present it in dramatic form.

This lesson includes modifications and alternative assessments for Advanced Limited English Proficient students.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Kate Boyce.
Animals on the Move
Students will choose an animal, draw the animal, write a sentence naming their animal and write a sentence about what their animal can do using inventive as well as conventional spelling.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)
By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.
A “defining moment” in editorial writing
Students will be introduced to the definition mode of writing. Students will learn to define a particular subject by responding in an editorial format. Students will first compose an editorial graphic organizer, which will aid in composing a completed editorial using the writing process. This lesson includes modifications for a Novice Low Limited English student.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Susan Brooks and Carrie Mabry.

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Visual illustrations to help students establish and learn connections between concepts. Useful at any stage of learning, graphic organizers can be used to organize new material or to review information already discussed.

See also character web, concept map, KWL chart, spider map, storyboard.

Additional information

Graphic organizers can be used to describe, organize, compare and contrast, classify, and/or sequence information; to establish causal relationships; and to facilitate problem-solving.

Examples and resources

The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) offers examples of several graphic organizers, including a spider map, series of events chain, compare/contrast matrix, and network tree.

The Graphic Organizer presents a table showing a variety of graphic organizers and their uses.