Use adequate connecting lines. Guidelines for Assisting Students in the Creation of Graphic Organizers Discuss with students what graphic organizers are and how they can be used. Show students examples and non-examples of graphic organizers. Use a completed graphic organizer to teach a lesson or fill in a GO while teaching a lesson. Let students help the teacher fill in a blank GO on the overhead projector.
Teacher has the same GO on the overhead.
Teacher and students fill in together or students may fill in together working in small groups or individually. Students are given a blank GO to fill in working together in small groups or individually. Let them design their own format. They may work individually or in small groups. Let students present their GO to class to teach a mini-lesson or to explain why they chose a particular format.