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Graphic Organizers Grade 8

Learning Level: Middle School

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This set of 39 graphic organizers can be used with Kurzwel’s reading and study skills tools to support writing in many subject areas. Some of the organizers are: Story map, time line, cluster word web, ladder, 5 W’s. You can have students add text notes , voice notes, sticky notes to elaborate on their ideas.

This activity supports the Ministry of Education Learning Outcomes for English Language Arts Grade 8 Writing & Representing (Purposes) : -create straightforward informational writing and representations, using prompts to elicit ideas and knowledge, featuring – ideas represented through words, sentences, and images that connect to a topic – developing word choice by beginning to use content-specific vocabulary and some detail – developing voice by showing how they think and feel about a topic – an organization that follows a form modelled by the teacher, such as a list, web, chart, cluster, or other graphic organizer. Submitted by Jane Rondow

Under BC’s new curriculum (2016): English Language Arts: Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy; Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand how language works. content: Strategies and processes

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10 Free Graphic Organizer Templates for Any Subject

Different lessons require different types of content to help students learn. Here are 10 free graphic organizer templates to use for any subject.

Most students are returning to the classroom in Fall 2021, but everyone’s learning methods have had to change over the past two years. It’s important to adapt as an educator with new techniques , digital materials, and fresh content to keep students engaged .

For any subject, graphic organizers provide effective ways to introduce, teach, develop, and test new material. But different lessons require different types of content to help students learn best. I’m going to give you 10 free graphic organizer templates to use for any subject – just use the Make It button to customize, label, and download your graphic organizer.

• Venn Diagram
• Plot Pyramid
• Brainstorm Chart
• Concept Map
• 5-Paragraph Essay Outline
• 4 Square Writing Chart

1. Flowchart

The Flowchart is one of the most versatile and recognizable forms of graphic organizer out there, ideal for project planning and science experiments. A goes to B goes to C goes to D . With this version, you can copy and paste sections of the chart to make it as long or as short as you need, label each section with specific details, and add a title and other information for your assignment.

2. Timeline

The Timeline is similar to the flowchart , with events spaced out along a single path . In a Timeline, however, the intervals between the events is important to the graphic organizer as a whole. Using this template, you can drag events from one point of the Timeline to another, and add text labels for years and events.

3. Venn Diagram

One of the most widely-used graphic organizers, the Venn Diagram provides a simple way for students to compare and contrast 2 or more distinct ideas. With this template, you can copy and recolor the Venn Diagram circles to compare any number of items with each other.

4. Plot Pyramid

This graphic organizer is most commonly used in elementary and middle school English, language arts, and literature classes. It’s used to identify and map the various stages of a plot arc , from exposition to conclusion. Use this template to title the Plot Pyramid and add any other relevant information you need.

5. Brainstorm Chart

The Brainstorm Chart is a far more freeform type of graphic organizer than most others on this list, and can be arranged almost any way you like. All it requires is a central idea or “problem” to solve, along with an array of other ideas and concepts that are connected to it, and supporting details for these connected points. The freeform nature of the Brainstorm Chart allows students to think creatively and originally on any subject.

6. Concept Map

The Concept Map is similar in form to the Brainstorm Chart, but with slightly more limitations on how it’s used. It’s used to illustrate the relationships that exist between various related concepts , filling in different sections of the organizer to show how the different parts are connected. The Concept Map is perfect for introducing students to a new set of related vocabulary terms in any subject.

7. 5-Paragraph Essay Outline

While some of your students may not remember the 5-paragraph essay too fondly years later, it’s an important step in developing their persuasive writing . This classic 5-paragraph planner is perfect for helping students construct their arguments, counter-arguments, supporting data, and conclusions before they put pen to paper.

8. 4 Square Writing Chart

The 4 Square Writing Chart is similar to the 5-paragraph essay outline, it gives space for looser organizational styles and more creative types of writing structure . The central area contains the main idea or argument, and the surrounding squares are filled with supporting arguments, sections of a narrative essay, personal experiences, or several sides to the same story.

9. Story Map

The Story Map is used for a similar purpose to the Plot Pyramid, but with a broader approach to narrative plot arcs. In the Story Map, students not only recount the plot progression of a story, but detail the setting , characters , and central problems and outcomes . There are dozens of ways to organize your own Story Map, so I recommend you use this template to include whatever areas are most important for your students to identify and analyze.

10. KWL Chart

KWL Charts ask students to write on three different things before and after completing a lesson, activity, or reading: what they Know already about the topic, what they Want to learn from the lesson, and, afterward, what they Learned from the experience. It creates more of a big-picture exercise than most of the graphic organizers on this list, allowing students to identify what they gain from their lessons.

I hope these graphic organizer templates help you engage students effectively in every subject you teach. For more tips and tutorials on creating great digital content in 2021, check out the Kapwing YouTube channel or read through some related articles on education materials:

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Write a Practice Argument Essay: Analyze and Draft a Conclusion

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• W.8.1, W.8.1e, W.8.4, W.8.5, W.8.10

Supporting Standards:  These are the standards that are incidental—no direct instruction in this lesson, but practice of these standards occurs as a result of addressing the focus standards.

• RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, W.8.6, SL.8.1, SL.8.4, L.8.4, L.8.6
• I can identify the purpose of each part of the conclusion paragraph of a model argument essay. ( W.8.1e )
• I can write the conclusion of my practice argument essay. ( W.8.1e, W.8.4 )
• Opening: Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 10 ( W.8.1 )
• Work Time A: Annotated Model Essay ( W.8.1e )
• Work Time B: Conclusion of Practice Argument Essay ( W.8.1e, W.8.4 )
• Prepare Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 10 (one per student), and ensure there is a copy at each student's workspace.
• Review the Argument Writing checklist to become familiar with what will be required of students over the remainder of the unit.
• Post the learning targets and applicable anchor charts (see Materials list).

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• Work Time C: Prepare devices with word-processing capabilities for students to continue drafting.
• Continue to use the technology tools recommended throughout previous modules to create anchor charts to share with families; to record students as they participate in discussions and protocols to review with students later and to share with families; and for students to listen to and annotate text, record ideas on note-catchers, and word-process writing.

Supports guided in part by CA ELD Standards 8.I.C.11 and 8.I.C.12.

Important Points in the Lesson Itself

• To support ELLs, this lesson follows a sequence that closely mirrors that of previous lessons, which will help students to focus on the tasks at hand. Students analyze the conclusion of the model essay and then draft conclusions for the practice argument essay. During Closing and Assessment A, students give one another feedback. This offers an opportunity for supportive learning, as well as meaningful oral skills practice.
• ELLs may find it challenging to articulate their thoughts on Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 10 . ELLs may also find it difficult to write a strong conclusion, depending on the strength of the rest of their essays. Prioritize discussion and peer feedback portions of the lesson to build a supportive environment for students as they take on this work. Remind students to be respectful of one another's progress, and invite students to offer suggestions and feedback that is kind, helpful, and specific.
• Characteristics of Argument Writing anchor chart (example for teacher reference) (from Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 4, Closing A)
• Characteristics of Argument Writing anchor chart (one for display; from Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 4, Closing A)
• Painted Essay® template (one per student; from Module 1, Unit 3, Lesson 6, Work Time B)
• Model Essay: “Transportation Choices” (one per student; from Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 4, Work Time A)
• Argument Writing checklist (one per student; from Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 5)
• Practice Argument Essay Writing Plan graphic organizer (one per student; from Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 5, Work Time C)
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma (one per student; Module 2, Unit 1, Lesson 1, Closing and Assessment A)
• Independent reading journals (one per student; begun in Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 6, Work Time B)
• Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 10 (example for teacher reference)
• Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 10 (one per student)
• Devices (one per student; see Technology and Multimedia)
• Sticky note (one per student)

Each unit in the 6-8 Language Arts Curriculum has two standards-based assessments built in, one mid-unit assessment and one end of unit assessment. The module concludes with a performance task at the end of Unit 3 to synthesize students' understanding of what they accomplished through supported, standards-based writing.

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Comparison and Contrast Guide

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This interactive guide provides an introduction to the basic characteristics and resources that are typically used when students compose comparison and contrast essays. The Comparison and Contrast Guide includes an overview, definitions and examples. The Organizing a Paper section includes details on whole-to-whole (block), point-by-point, and similarities-to-differences structures. In addition, the Guide explains how graphic organizers are used for comparison and contrast, provides tips for using transitions between ideas in comparison and contrast essays, and includes a checklist, which matches an accompanying rubric .

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Tackle the issue of cyberbullying while teaching your students how to write a masterful problem and solution essay. Packed with activities for analyzing and deconstructing a sample problem and solution essay, your students will use scaffolded text analysis questions to learn and study about how one is written from the bottom-up. With differentiated essay writing activities and advanced graphic organizers that show how to structure a perfect essay, this package is a must-have for any teacher looking for a low-prep, high-impact way to teach their students how to identify a problem and offer solutions in a professional manner.

This Problem and Solution Essay Writing package includes a suite of writing activities that are perfect for grade 8-11 students who need practice writing essays:

• textual analysis questions
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• structure analysis
• summary practice
• brainstorming practice
• supporting idea(s) practice
• a variety of problem and solution writing prompts

The writing activities are ideal for English Language Arts classes or with ELL and ESL learners who are studying problem and solution writing in grades 8 through 11. They can be used for supplementary material, homework or as a separate classroom lesson on text analysis and essay writing.

✅ The Most Impactful Way to Teach Essay Writing: Have your students go deeper into the design of the text by reverse-engineering it! This resource uses text analysis questions to help learners deconstruct a problem and solution essay paragraph-by-paragraph. By answering questions about a sample essay’s context, use of language, and structure, students get to think critically about the choices the author made in the writing and learn the essay’s structure organically. It will teach them how to write a problem and solution essay from the bottom-up.

✅ Graphic Organizers for Essay Writing: Your students will love the step-by-step guidance offered in the graphic organizer. They’ll get suggested paragraph lengths, structure, and language tips as they prepare and, eventually, write their own problem and solution essays. There are even different essay writing prompts they can choose from!

✅ Essay Writing Practice using Task Cards: Included in this essay writing package are 20 different essay writing activities for practicing different parts of a problem and solution essay. Presented on task cards, your students can use these to practice…

• summarizing
• brainstorming
• restating a writing prompt
• using problem and solution oriented language
• writing supporting ideas
• identifying between either problems or solutions

✅ Keep the Class Engaged with a Catchy Topic: Don’t worry about your students getting off task when having to study essay writing. They’ll get a sample problem and solution essay that discusses cyberbullying, a great way to subtly embed wellbeing into your lessons. With something most students experience at least once in their lives, they will be eager to write their own problem and solution essay offering ideas to stop cyberbullying!

✅ No Planning; Just Teaching: Get your prep-time back by using a pre-planned lesson plan, included in the purchase. The lesson plan is incredibly easy-to-use and gives you ideas on how to introduce the essay topic in a fun way, a pacing structure that scaffolds the learning for you, different teaching ideas for problem and solution, and answer keys. Simply print out the student pages and follow the pre-planned lesson plan.

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