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Customizable graphic organizer templates


Below is a list of graphic organizers that are entirely customizable. We hope that you will find one that matches your needs.

Directions:
Select the graphic organizer you want to use for your activity. Customize the document as much as needed. The "steps" section of the Graphic Organizers describes the steps to follow to customize the following templates.

If you want to input Asian characters, such as Japanese or Chinese, you may need to download and install the free Asian Font Pack files from Adobe's Web site. After you have completed the installation, you can use the regular template, but be sure to set the input on your machine to the appropriate language.

Chinese - if you are on a Mac, the "Mac_save" versions seem to work well and you can save your changes.  If you are on Windows, you will need to use the original version (1st column) which cannot be saved unless you have the full professional version of Acrobat (not just the Reader), or use the PDF995 described in Step 7.

To save your changes, please see Step 7 in the "steps" section.
If you use a Mac, you can save the changes you make to the PDF - please use that version of the template.

Customizable Graphic Organizers

For Mac:
Input any language and Save your changes

Japanese templates

The 5 Ws (Who/What/Where/When/Why)

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Cause and Effect Flow Chart

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Cause and Effect Flow Chart with Multiple Causes

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Comparison & Contrast Chart

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Concept Ladder

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Decision-Maker's Flow Chart

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Factual & Complex Questions

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The Fishbone

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The Frame

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Gathering Grid

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KWPL (Know/Want to know/Predict/Learned)

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PMI (Plus-likes/Minus-dislikes/Interesting Questions)

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Prediction Tree

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Problem-Solving Chart

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Question Matrix

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The Scales

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Structured Overview

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T-Chart

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Timeline

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Venn Diagram

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all files "zipped" and available for download:

all editable templates 4.8 MB

all Japanese templates 4.6 MB


Credits:

All graphic organizers included on this website were adapted from models included in the Nebraska K-12 Foreign Language Frameworks which utilized original work by:

Bellanca, J. (1992). The cooperative think tank II: Graphic organizers to teach thinking in the cooperative classroom. Palatine, Illinois: IRI/Skylight Training and Publishing, Inc.

Hudelson, S. (Ed.) (1995). English as a second language: Teacher resource handbook–A practical guide for K-12 ESL programs. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press Inc., Sage Publications Co.

Mikulecky, B. (1985). Reading skills instruction in ESL. In P. Larson, L. Judd, & D. Messerschmitt (Eds.), On TESOL ‘84: A brave new world for TESOL (pp. 261-277). Washington, DC: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Winebrenner, S. (1996). Teaching kids with learning difficulties in the regular classroom. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

 


 
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