Compare/contrast Matrix Graphic Organizer
(Strategy six)
Information about the strategy:
The compare and contrast matrix graphic organizer is used to help students pick out the details from the text. This strategy also allows the students to organize the details into a logical order. Students may use this graphic organizer to study for a test. This strategy is best used with texts that have a lot of details that the students must remember. When students use this graphic organizer they are able to clearly see the similarities and differences between the topics they are learning about. The compare and contrast matrix graphic organizer can be used in many different content areas. The graphic organizer for this strategy can look different depending on how it is done. One may look like a Venn-diagram while another is a chart. However, the main thing is students can easily see the similarities and differences between the topic by looking at their graphic organizer. How this strategy can be used in a classroom: This strategy could be used in whole group. The teacher could have the graphic organizer projected on the screen for all of the students to see. The students would also need a copy of the graphic organizer on their desk. As a class they could read the text, The students could discuss as a group information they learned about the different topics. When they learn about a new topic they could compare it to the other topic they learned about. This allows the students to discuss as a class the similarities and differences between the different topics they are learning about. Another way this strategy could be used in the classroom is in small groups. The class could be split up in small groups and each group would be given a topic to learn about. The group must record the information they learned. Once every group was finished they would come back and share the information they learned about their topic. As a class they would discuss the similarities and differences between what their peers learned about and what they learned about. As a class they could then fill out their graphic organizer. Writing standard:
Graphic organizers would fall under the writing standard of W2. That standard is, write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Two other standards this strategy could fall under are W8 and W9. W8 is gather relevant information from multiple print and digital resources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. W9 is draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. |
Research:
Research shows graphic organizers are key to assisting students to improve academic performance. Studies show that graphic organizers aid in reading comprehension for many reasons. Some of those reasons are: graphic organizers match the mind, organizers allow students to see how the information they are learning links to their prior knowledge, and organizers help student remember the information better. Lastly, students learn better when they interact with the information they are learning. (Research on Graphic Organizers, n.d.). Video examples and explanations:
This video could be used to introduce compare and contrast to the classroom. This video is an engaging video that students could watch to understand how to compare and contrast.
This video teaches students how to compare and contrast. It also explains what comparing and contrasting does and why it is used. It is important that students understand why you should compare and contrast in order to ensure they will use this strategy to help better comprehend what they are reading.
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Example:
Sources:
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Strategies to Increase Comprehension. Literacy in context (LinC): choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12 (). Boston: Pearson.
Research on Graphic Organizers. (n.d.). . Retrieved July 22, 2014, from http://www.mentoringminds.com/pdf/pdfGraphicOrganizersResearch.pdf
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Strategies to Increase Comprehension. Literacy in context (LinC): choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12 (). Boston: Pearson.
Research on Graphic Organizers. (n.d.). . Retrieved July 22, 2014, from http://www.mentoringminds.com/pdf/pdfGraphicOrganizersResearch.pdf