EDRG 604 Blog Entry 9

Graphic organizers are very useful when working with ESL students. They can be used in a number of subjects and there are many different options to choose from when deciding on which graphic organizer best fits the text.
I chose one graphic organizer for fiction, one for non-fiction, and one for poetry. I really liked the poetry one because we really focus on figurtive language in my class and this graphic organizer allows them to find figurative language on their own within the poem. To use this graphic organizer though, you need to make sure that the poem contains figuartive language. The series of poems in "Where the SIdewalk Ends," by Shel Silverstein would be great examples to use.
The graphic organizer that I chose for non-fiction focuses on either a persuasive or argumentative article. I think it is important for students to have to pick out the arguments and then find the supporting evidence to these arguments. This graphic oragnizer allows them to do that. This graphic organizer owuld work for subjects such as Social Studies or Science. My students use it when reading about Colorado History.
The graphic organizer I chose for fiction is my favorite, because it requires the students to focus on predicting outcomes. I require my students to make predictions for every story we read. I like that this graphic organizer requires them to go back and state whether or not their prediction was correct. This graphic organizer would work for fiction text. A story that would be great to use with this grpahic organizer is "The Great Kapok Tree," by Lynne Cherry. It has many important events and not a lot of main characters, so it is easier for the student to do.
Below are the links to my graphic organizers.

Fiction graphic organizer: https://worldclass.regis.edu/AngelUploads/Content/SP_XIN_MD_EDRG604_XP40_11M8W1/_assoc/49D25D239AE749539CFB2B719E249E74/D44A09EBAB96E0118D630019B9E69F4B/Fiction%20Graphic%20Organizer.docx
Nonfiction graphic organizer:
https://worldclass.regis.edu/AngelUploads/Content/SP_XIN_MD_EDRG604_XP40_11M8W1/_assoc/49D25D239AE749539CFB2B719E249E74/D44A09EBAB96E0118D630019B9E69F4B/Non-Fiction%20Graphic%20Organizer.docx
Poetry graphic organizer:
https://worldclass.regis.edu/AngelUploads/Content/SP_XIN_MD_EDRG604_XP40_11M8W1/_assoc/49D25D239AE749539CFB2B719E249E74/D44A09EBAB96E0118D630019B9E69F4B/Poetry%20Graphic%20Organizer.docx