20 Research & Note-taking Graphic Organizers and Templates
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Description
These research graphic organizers will help your students form strong note-taking habits, organize findings, build vocabulary and keep track of the sources they used to find information.
- 20 Diverse Graphic Organizers / Templates for Research
- Generic enough to be used across different subjects, activities and lesson
- Differentiated from basic to advanced with different focuses, formats and layouts
- Can be used as a non-fiction reading response activity for student accountability
- Excellent for taking notes on non-fiction topics from books, websites, videos and articles
Basic:
Example: fact-picture, fact-picture, fact-picture
Example: 1 important fact, 1 surprising fact, 1 question I have, 1 new word
Mid:
Example: source, notes, keywords, summary
Example: 1 thing I already know, 2 new words, 3 new facts
Example: fact-3 details, fact-3 details, fact-3 details
Advanced:
Example: research topic: 3 questions, 2 sources and space to record answers
Example: notes- source, notes-source, notes-source
And more!
- Student Choice: students can choose the organizer that best suits their note-taking
- Scaffolded: a wide range of forms and layouts for varying student independence
- Modeled Inquiry: great for doing a modeled inquiry together and then providing the same template for independent student research
