Types of Graphic Organizers

• Venn Diagram

  •  is used to compare and contrast ideas and events. This diagram uses two or more overlapping circles to show similar and different attributes.
• Network Tree 

  • is used to represent hierarchy, classification, and branching. It is useful in showing relationships of scientific categories, family trees, and even lineages.
• Spider Map 

  • (also known as Semantic Map) is used to investigate and enumerate various aspects of a central idea, which could be a concept, topic, or theme. This central idea is placed at the center of the map. The main idea is placed along its diagonal line, while details of the main idea are placed on the sides of the diagonals
• Problem-Solution Map

  •  displays the nature of the problem and how it can be solved. This map usually contains the problem’s description, its causes and effects, and logical solution.
• Timeline 

  • is used to show how events occurred chronologically through a long bar labeled with dates and specific events. It can be linear or comparative.
• Timeline

  A linear timeline shows how events happened within one period
• Timeline

  A comparative timeline shows two sets of events that happened within the same period.
• Plot Diagram 

  •  is a tool used to map events in a story. It is used to analyze the major parts of a plot.
• Plot Diagram

  • Exposition – the initial part where the characters, settings, and relationships are established.
  • Inciting Moment – the part which brings about the change or the conflict.
  • Rising Action – the section where the conflict and the characters are developed.
  • Climax – the highest point of the story where the major events are confronted.
  • Falling Action – the events immediately following the climax which leads to the closure of the conflict
  • Resolution – the conclusion or closure of the story.
• Series of Events Chain

  •   is used to show the logical sequence of events.
• Fishbone Map 

  • is used to better understand the causal relationship of a complex phenomenon. It shows the factors that cause a specific event or problem, as well as details of each cause.
• Cycle 

  •  describes how a series of events interact to produce a set of results repeatedly. Some examples of events that require a cycle are the water cycle, metamorphosis, and poverty cycle.