Graphic Organizers

Some of my favorite graphic organizers were the following for the following reason. The first is interactive notes. I really like this style because I am wanting to teach older grades and this seems like one that older children could easily look at and determine the story through a simple list. The "Know, Understand, and Do" chart. I really like this just because too often the students know something, but they don't know what to do with that information afterwards. This helps students to make connections with the text. I also like that this has task specific, or generic rubrics so that children that just did it and that is an accomplishment for them while other students did an amazing job being specific get graded differently. I also really liked the contract example because it makes the students accountable for their own actions.