Guide
Name
Concept Organizers
Description
Concept organizers are graphic organizers in which students categorize information and ideas to activate prior knowledge, to acquire knowledge, or to apply and extend knowledge. Resources: What Organizers to Use When Support/ela/g/whatorgwhen
Purposes
- [Statement] In order to plan for instruction and assessment think about your learners' needs and your goal. What is your purpose for using Concept Organizers? [Cluster] - [Statement] To clarify and extend understanding of a variety of quality texts (Clarify and Extend- Cluster 1.2): Students reorganize ideas and information in various ways according to purpose and audience using concept organizers. [Cluster] Cluster 1.2- Clarify and Extend - [Statement] To demonstrate understanding of forms and genres (Comprehending: Reading/Listening/Viewing- Cluster 2.3): Students use concept organizers to map the key characteristics of various text forms. [Cluster] Cluster 2.3- Comprehending: Reading/Listening/Viewing - [Statement] To demonstrate ability to organize and record information (Inquiry- Cluster 3.3): Students organize information into categories using concept organizers. [Cluster] Cluster 3.3- Inquiry - [Statement] To demonstrate ability to generate and organize ideas (Composing: Writing/Speaking/Representing- Cluster 4.1): Students use appropriate concept organizers for their oral, written, and visual texts. [Cluster] Cluster 4.1- Composing: Writing /Speaking/ Representing
Specific Learning Outcomes LICT Descriptors How To Do
- Provide students with the appropriate concept organizer. Model the strategy completing the concept organizer with a familiar concept. Have individual students fill in the concept organizer to organize and analyze concepts. Have students share their work with a small group and then with the whole class. Post completed concept organizers.
Related Information
Concept organizers differ in levels of difficulty and application to subject areas and allow for different styles of learning. Refer to graphic organizers general information which includes references to additional concept organizers such as Information Frame and Knowledge Chart. Graphic Organizers link to file
Variations
Concept Frame: Students graphically display their understandings of a subject using examples, characteristics, what is it like/unlike, illustrations, and a definition. Concept Frame /ela/g/success111 SBLM Concept Frame
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Guide
Sample: Volume-Grade 5 support\math\mh\mh171 TI Student Sample: Paragraph Concept Frame support/ela/5/paracf TI Concept Overview Frame: Students study concepts from different perspectives enabling them to see the big picture and to develop precision in defining terms and discussing characteristics. Concept Overview blm/ela/g/success112 SBLM Concept Relationship Frame: Student categorize the text as problem/solution, either/or, compare/contrast, or cause/effect. This frame may be more appropriate for Middle and Senior Years students. Concept Relationship Frame blm/ela/g/success104 sblm Discussion Web: Students interact with their peers while discussing a text that develops opposing viewpoints. It incorporates reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Frayer Plus Concept Builder: Students graphically revise their understanding of the subject on a frame using essential characteristics/non-essential characteristics, examples-non-examples, a drawing or diagram, and a definition. See Success for all Learners: A Handbook on Differentiating Instruction, A Resource for Kindergarten to Senior 4 Schools, p 6.66 (No electronic Š permission for Attachment 20 BLM 6.113). Hierarchical Map: Students include a main concept and levels of supporting ideas and details in a hierarchical map. Hierarchical Map support/ela/g/hierarchicalmap TI Semantic Feature Analysis: Students study the meaning of words and are provided with a visual reminder of how concepts are the same and different. Students analyze vocabulary by identifying the key characteristics and then compare the characteristics with other familiar concepts. Semantic Analysis support/ela/g/semantic TI Assessment / Think Abouts
References
Observe students' efforts to categorize information and ideas in order to determine which students need differentiation and/or appropriate scaffolding.Focused Observation Form blm/ela/g/blm_5 TBLMFocused Observation Form Sample blm/ela/g/blm_5a TI Assess completed concepts organizers to determine if students are categorizing and organizing information and ideas to illustrate understanding of concepts. Discuss with students the categorization used in their concept organizer and their choice of concept organizer. - Success for all Learners: A Handbook on Differentiating Instruction, A Resource for Kindergarten to Senior 4 Schools pages 6.65-6.69
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