1. Graphically Organized Notes
SSE 4936

2. According to interview data:
Social Studies teachers were most likely to:
Use the textbook in class
Assign textbook reading for homework
Show a movie in class
Lecture
Why do you think this is?
What do you think most students are doing
during these activities?
Is this a truly effective way of learning?

3. Graphic Organizers What are the benefits of graphic organizers?
Engage both visual and linguistic intelligence
Help students see underlying logic and interconnections between concepts
Enhance comprehension
Encourages higher-order thinking skills
Enhance retention of material

4. Higher-order thinking
BLOOM’S REVISED TAXONOMY Creating Generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things Designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing.   Evaluating Justifying a decision or course of action Checking, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting, judging    Analysing Breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships Comparing, organising, deconstructing, interrogating, finding   Applying Using information in another familiar situation Implementing, carrying out, using, executing   Understanding Explaining ideas or concepts Interpreting, summarising, paraphrasing, classifying, explaining Remembering Recalling information Recognising, listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding  

5. Venn Diagram American Revolution both French Revolution
Higher-Order Thinking Skill:
Compare & Contrast

6. Three-Way Venn Spanish Colonies S & B S & D all British Colonies
Dutch Colonies
B & D
Higher Order Thinking Skill:
Compare & contrast

7. Process Map
Compromise of 1850
CA admitted free, No slave trading in DC, Fugitive Slave Act, Popular sovereignty in UT & NM
1860 Election
Democrats split, Lincoln sweeps north, Lincoln wins
Secession
South Carolina, followed by MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, & TX
Higher-Order Thinking Skill:
Cause & effect

8. Diverging Viewpoints Native Americans Westward Expansion Pioneers
Territorial invasion
Loss of traditional lifestyle
Depletion of bison herds
Manifest destiny
Freedom
Economic progress
Higher-order Thinking Skill:
Multiple Perspectives

9. Pyramid Chart Japanese Feudalism Shogun Daimyo Samurai Class
Peasants, Farmers, & Artisans
Higher-Order Thinking Skill:
Classifying information

10. Pie Chart
World Religions

11. Wheel & Spoke Asia Largest Continent Higher-Order Thinking Skill:
>2000 languages
60% of world’s people
30% of world’s land
Largest Continent
49 countries
Higher-Order Thinking Skill:
Identifying Main Idea

12. Illustrated Timelines
Higher-Order Thinking Skill:
Sequencing Events

13. Frayer Model
Definition
Characteristics
Examples
Non-Examples

14. 3-2-1 Reading Notes 3 things I learned while reading this chapter
2 questions I still have 1

15. Foldables Foldables are more kinesthetic graphic organizers.
Students can touch and manipulate them.
Can be great as a study tool.

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21. Fist to Five
This type of informal assessment is usually done orally, but we will do it in writing today.
Please rate your learning of the following points on a 0-5 scale.
I fully understand expectations on the DBQ.
I understand the benefits of graphic organizers.
I am confident I can successfully use a variety of graphic organizers in my future classes.
Please leave your paper on your table. You may leave when you are done.
See you next week!