graphic organizer

noun
UK /ˌɡræfɪk ˈɔːɡənaɪzə/
US /ˌɡræfɪk ˈɔːrɡənaɪzər/

A picture or chart that helps you sort and show ideas.

The teacher gave us a graphic organizer to plan our story.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A visual tool used in classrooms to help students organize information before writing.

She filled in the graphic organizer with facts about volcanoes.

3. A diagram such as a Venn diagram or web that shows how ideas connect.

We used a Venn diagram, a kind of graphic organizer, to compare the two books.

4. A teaching aid that presents information in a structured visual layout.

The lesson included a graphic organizer for each group to complete.