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Why Use Graphic Organizers?
- First, these organizers are a way to encourage students to think about information in new ways. With writing, it's easy for students to copy from one place to another. With graphic organizers, you remove the words and focus on the connections.
- Second, they are a great tool for activities that ask students to review concepts and demonstrate their understanding. They can easily make changes and take different perspectives. In other words, it helps students clarity their thinking.
- Third, a huge amount of information can be shared on a single picture to provide the "big view" of a topic.
- Fourth, it's easy to edit, revise, and quickly add to a visual map.
- Fifth, graphic organizers can be used as a nice planning tool from information identification to product development. Finally, they are great for visual thinkers or those that need to practice their visual thinking.
- PDF files for a large variety of Graphic Organizers