Using Graphic Organizers
There are many different ways to organize your notes and ideas logically. In addition to the traditional outline, many students like to use Graphic Organizers, which include Venn Diagrams, storyboards, flowcharts, webs, and many others. All of these formats allow you to present information visually and can be helpful as you work on a research project.
One of the tools available for creating a Graphic Organizer is Inspiration™. This software allows you to create a visual representation of your research and then, with the click of a button, it will convert what you have developed into an outline. Conversely, you can type up an outline using Inspiration™, and it will convert that into a graphic format.
Here is the graphic form of the traditional Outline of the Sample Research Paper found in this manual:
For samples of the many other forms of Graphic Organizers, try one of the following webites:
Education Place: Graphic Organizers
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Graphic Organizer Homepage
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.htmlRegion 15 Graphic Organizers
http://www.region15.org/subsite/dist/page/graphic-organizers-3114 (Note: Many of these are available in Spanish.)
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