GO (Graphic Organizer) Cards

Guide

A Graphic Organizer is a spatial arrangement of information designed to display a complex concept, phenomena, or time period. Common Graphic Organizers are tables, diagrams, webs, and Venn diagrams. A GO Card is a graphic organizer drawn on one side of an index card and the label on the other.

Rationale: Research demonstrates that spatially arranging information increases understanding and retention. In addition, it allows one to extract main ideas, identify important concepts and information, and display it graphically. Using index cards improves the later utility of the organizer, as the student can use it to study in a similar manner to Flash Cards.

Instructions: On 4x6 or larger note cards, write the concept title on one side. Illustrate the basic organizer, omitting the information that needs to be learned. Using the actual information in at least moderate detail, draw a graphic organizer shaping information on the white side.

General Guidelines

· Put the topic on one side and the Graphic Organizer on the other.

· Illustrate the type of graphic organizer on the side with the topic; it will help prompt memory during study.

· Command vocabulary and details.

GO Card Rubric

possible points	expectations	specifics	points earned
1 per card	Clarity	Topic on one side
		Graphic organizer model on side of topic
		Clean use of organizer
N/A	Comprehensiveness	Includes major information
		Uses vocabulary and details
5-10

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