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PERSIA Graphic Organizer

Susan McHale | Published: September 16th, 2020 by K20 Center

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PERSIA Graphic Organizer

The PERSIA graphic organizer allows students to analyze, summarize, and organize key information about countries, regions, provinces, or principalities.

PERSIA Graphic Organizer

Summary

According to Marzano (2001), the use of graphic organizers, in general, is an instructional strategy that provides opportunities for students to analyze and summarize key information and yields higher student achievement results. The PERSIA graphic organizer provides students with categories in which to identify key information about countries, regions, provinces, or principalities. This graphic organizer also adds guiding questions for student inquiry.

Procedure

  1. Pass out the PERSIA graphic organizer to students.

  2. Read aloud the directions.

  3. Read aloud the guiding questions in each category.

  4. Ask students to explain or restate the guiding questions.

  5. Provide reliable research sources for students to complete the graphic organizer.

Marzano, R. J. (2001). Classroom instruction that works: Research-based strategies for increasing student achievement. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).