Standard 6: Research Students will engage in inquiry to acquire, refine, and communicate accurate information.

2.6.W.2 ​Students will organize information found during group or individual research, using graphic organizers or other aids.

Student Actions

Teacher Actions

• Students use graphic organizers or other aids to organize information during group or individual research. 

• Teachers model using graphic organizers or other organizational aids to organize information. 

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to use graphic organizers or other organizational aids (e.g., bulleted lists, charting, outlining) to organize information. 

• Teachers provide feedback on completed graphic organizers or other organizational aids. 

Recommendations

Key Terms & Related Objectives

When students struggle with identifying important information, teachers can…

• ask guiding questions to draw attention to the most important information in the text. 

• think aloud in order to model determining which information from a source is relevant or important.

• remind students to pay close attention to graphic and text features.

When students struggle with using a graphic organizer, teachers can…

• show students how to complete a section of the graphic organizer. 

• Graphic Organizer: a visual tool that helps students organize topics.

• 2.3.R.6: Locate facts

• 2.6.R.2: Use graphic/text features

• 2.6.R.3: Gather information from text features