evidence guide graphic organizer
what is it?
* This form of graphic organizer is best used with texts that have a persuasion or problem-solution structure and can be used in nearly all content areas.
* "Use of this graphic organizer requires students to understand the theories being shared and to collect relevant evidence in support of and against each argument" (Miller, 2011, p.68).
* A motivating organizer for students interested in mystery and crime scene investigation.
* Examples of Evidence Guides:
* "Use of this graphic organizer requires students to understand the theories being shared and to collect relevant evidence in support of and against each argument" (Miller, 2011, p.68).
* A motivating organizer for students interested in mystery and crime scene investigation.
* Examples of Evidence Guides:
How to use an evidence guide graphic organizer:
1) Select a text/ content area that is controversial and open for debate.
2) Select passages out of the text that provide students with varying points of view.
3) Model: Read some of the passages using vocabulary and fluency strategies.
4) Have students brainstorm and record possible theories along with supporting and opposing evidence.
5) Once students have become comfortable collecting evidence after guided practice, then let students independently complete these Evidence Guides.
2) Select passages out of the text that provide students with varying points of view.
3) Model: Read some of the passages using vocabulary and fluency strategies.
4) Have students brainstorm and record possible theories along with supporting and opposing evidence.
5) Once students have become comfortable collecting evidence after guided practice, then let students independently complete these Evidence Guides.
how this strategy benefits student learning:
* The strategy can also be used with persuasive text that encourages the reader to solve a mystery, problem, or analyze something controversial.
* Students are developing an argument based on theories and supporting evidence.
* "As with any other graphic organizers, the Evidence Guide can then be used later as a reference for studying for a test or writing an essay" (Miller, 2011, p.70).
* "Students could also write a summary and conclusion of what they learned from the chart as a means of assessment. Since charts can be used to communicate information to others, students could be assessed on a presentation to the class or a group using the chart" (Cox, 2014, para.32).
* Students are developing an argument based on theories and supporting evidence.
* "As with any other graphic organizers, the Evidence Guide can then be used later as a reference for studying for a test or writing an essay" (Miller, 2011, p.70).
* "Students could also write a summary and conclusion of what they learned from the chart as a means of assessment. Since charts can be used to communicate information to others, students could be assessed on a presentation to the class or a group using the chart" (Cox, 2014, para.32).
using this strategy with writing:
* After students have developed theories based on supporting evidence and evidence against, they can then develop an argument writing piece.
- Supporting Common Core State Standard in Writing Grades 6-8: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.a: Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
- Supporting Common Core State Standard in Writing Grades 6-8: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.a: Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
supporting videos:
* The video below discusses the importance of only drawing valid conclusions based on graphic organizers or any type of graph presented to a student. This can be related to evidence guides because students should only be drawing valid conclusions based on the text evidence provided either for or against a theory.
* The video below addresses what graphic organizers are, how they can be used, and how students benefit from using graphic organizers in the classroom and at home. This video is relevant to evidence guides because an evidence guide is a type of graphic organizer.
research says....
* "Research findings indicate that graphic organizers can be effective
tools to support comprehension for all students, including those who are
at risk for academic failure or have been diagnosed with a learning
disability" (Miller, 2011, p.63).
* "By asking students to focus on a small number of important concepts, graphic organizers capitalize on the capacities of short-and long-term memory" (Miller, 2011, p.63).
* "Research showed that when students constructed their own graphic representation of material in an explanatory text, they showed better understanding than those who copied an illustration or wrote a summary" (Cox, 2014, para.2).
* "Charts and other graphic organizers have been found to be effective with students who are struggling with learning content at their grade level or who have difficulty learning" (Cox, 2014, para.4).
Sources:
Cox, C. (2014). Using Graphic Organizers in Literature-Based Science Instruction. Reading Rockets. Retrieved July 21, 2014 from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/42321.
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in Context: Choosing Instructional Strategies to Teach Reading in Content Areas for Students in Grades 5-12. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
* "By asking students to focus on a small number of important concepts, graphic organizers capitalize on the capacities of short-and long-term memory" (Miller, 2011, p.63).
* "Research showed that when students constructed their own graphic representation of material in an explanatory text, they showed better understanding than those who copied an illustration or wrote a summary" (Cox, 2014, para.2).
* "Charts and other graphic organizers have been found to be effective with students who are struggling with learning content at their grade level or who have difficulty learning" (Cox, 2014, para.4).
Sources:
Cox, C. (2014). Using Graphic Organizers in Literature-Based Science Instruction. Reading Rockets. Retrieved July 21, 2014 from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/42321.
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in Context: Choosing Instructional Strategies to Teach Reading in Content Areas for Students in Grades 5-12. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.