1. This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Graphic organisers Classifying: A table Subject(s):Any subject Age group(s):8–11, 12–14, 15–16, 17–18 Topic:Key visuals EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by Nerissa Lea and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

2. Visual diagrams can help us to: - understand information - structure writing

3. Classifying organisers A table is an organiser that can be used to classify/sort information.

4. This is a table What/HowCauseEffect

5. An example What/HowCauseEffect A physical or chemical change?

6. What?/How?CauseEffect A table A table can be used... … to describe cause and effect: explain, predict and draw conclusions.

7. What/HowCauseEffect A physical or chemical change? The car skidded. The road was icy. The car was dented. This is a... change because...

8. What/howCauseEffect A physical or chemical change? The car skidded. The road was icy. The car was dented. This is a... change because... A table can be used... … to describe cause and effect: explain, predict and draw conclusions.

9. What/HowCauseEffect A physical or chemical change? The car skidded. The road was icy. The car was dented. This is a... change because... A table can be used... … to describe cause and effect: explain, predict and draw conclusions. Writing practice

10. A physical or chemical change? The car skidded ________ the road was icy. __________, the car was dented. This is a physical change ________ only the shape of the car has changed. as a result, because, because Check your work

11. A physical or chemical change? The car skidded because the road was icy. As a result, the car was dented. This is a physical change because only the shape of the car has changed. Your next task:

12. Classifying/Sorting This is different from … because … The differences between … and … are … They both … but … whereas … I think … was … because … When: in, after, when Why: because, as, to What: but, and, though, as a result Can you use any of these sentence starters for your task?