GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Here is a collection of free graphic organizers to help
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Basic Story Map Students indicate facts about the beginning, middle and end of the text they are reading.	Cause and Effect Three sections for students to note cause and effect events from their reading.	Character Connections A Venn diagram that allows students to compare themselves to a character.	Character Grid Students record ideas about two characters from the text they are reading.
Character ID Students design an identification badge for a character in their story.	Concept Map Have students complete a concept map with you as you prepare for a unit of study.	Questioning Tower Utilize the questioning strategy before, during and after reading.	Super Six Students select and write about 6 topics of interest from their non-fiction reading.
Character Web Students have 4 sections to record their ideas about a character from the text.	Just the Facts Students record 6 facts they have learned and the most important fact from reading.	KWL Chart Activate prior knowledge and determine what has been learned with this handy chart.	Making Connections Students record text to self, text to text and text to world connections.
Photo Scrapbook Students illustrate 6 things they have learned from their reading in scrapbook format.	Plot Graph Students record plot elements in a graphical format.	Story Map Organized boxes allow students to record characters, setting, problem, etc.	Thumbs Up Down Students record 2 things they enjoyed and didn't enjoy about their reading.