Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers

"Graphic organizers are tools that help your brain think." - Kylene Beers

Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize your ideas.


Click on a graphic organizer to download a PDF of it. Once you’ve downloaded an organizer, type in your comments and print it out.

 

Each graphic organizer below includes Teaching Notes with lessons and tips on how to use graphic organizers in the classroom.

 

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Generating, Identifying, and Organizing Details 

Cluster Diagram FreeForm Web Web Diagram Sensory Details Chart Circle Diagram Spider Map

Determining Main Idea and Drawing Conclusions

Main Idea and Details Chart Main Idea Chart Determining Main Idea Chart Drawing Conclusions from Information Chart Conclusions Chart

Order and Sequence

Flow Chart Sequence Chain Sequence Chart Rank Order Chart

Comparison-Contrast and Cause and Effect

Comparison-Contrast Chart Cause and Effect Chart Cause and Effect Chain Cause and Effect Diagram What if? Chart Venn Diagram

Process and Cycle Diagrams

Process or Cycle Chart Process or Cycle Diagram How-To Essay Organizer

Concept/Event Map

Evaluating and Making Decisions

Evaluation Pyramid

 

Evaluation Organizer

 
Positive-Negative Chart Decision Chart

Persuasive and Supporting a Position

Persuasive Planner Controversial Issue Supporting a Position Fishbone Planner

Vocabulary

Personal Thesaurus Diagram Word Map

Miscellaneous Organizers

All-Purpose Planner KWL Chart Tree Diagram

Graphic Organizer Teaching Notes