Graphic Organizer Tutorial
Step 1) Pick a book
Step 2) Read!
Step 3) Write down the book title and the author in a prominent place.
Step 4) Think about how you want to organize your information. You could make lists or draw pictures, and you can put them on the paper any way you want: top to bottom, left to right, bottom to top, out from the middle like rays of sunshine, or something else. If you're really stuck, just start grouping ideas together (for example: characters, important quotes, setting) or get ideas from the book cover. See examples below!
Step 5) Write down things that jump out at you. Important quotes, themes, ideas, funny jokes. Anything that will help you remember the book. Pictures work, too!
Step 6) Make it YOURS - add color, doodles, drawings, flair! You can also write down the definitions to vocab words to help you remember the meanings and be able to make the word yours.
Graphic Organizer Hacks:
DON'T erase unless you absolutely have to. Mistakes help you remember stuff (for example, when my baby brother bumps my pencil while I'm writing a quote down, sometimes it helps me recall the quote since some words look weird or have a line through them).
DON'T write something for every page.
DON'T stop reading in the middle of the good parts to write stuff down. If it really jumped out and was going to help you remember the book, you'll remember to write it down later.
DON'T write every character. BORING! Just write the important ones.
DO write down words that you don't understand so you can look them up later.
DO add pictures or color your graphic organizer.
DO write down page numbers if you want to find something again.
DO make it fun! If you're going to do this (or if your teacher is forcing you to do it), you might as well make it funny or pretty or cool.
My organizer for graphic organizers!!
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