Intel Education: Designing Effective Projects: Graphic Organizers


	Designing Effective Projects: Graphic Organizers Sequencing Activities

Learn About Sequencing Activities
Sequencing activities help students to arrange information in a logical order, making it easier to track information over time.

Chain-of-Events
The use of a chain-of-events graphic organizer is a valuable way to:

Organize steps in a procedure
Trace plot development in a story or novel
Document actions of a character
Record the important stages of an event

Timelines
Like a chain-of-events organizer, timelines help students place events and people in chronological order. Throughout a lesson or unit, students can add to the timeline, use it as a reference and a benchmark to make sense of dates and events and to see patterns in history. By sequencing important events, students can make connections to past and current content. Individual and class timelines can be effective ways to represent events and time periods.

Storyboard Planners
Storyboard planners are helpful ways to construct ideas and organize information before creating a product. Students can create storyboards, using multimedia technology or paper and pencil. These storyboards can be used as a pre-writing or brainstorming activity before students create a final product. The storyboards can be checked by a peer or teacher to make sure the student is on-track and provide feedback before getting to work.

Sequencing Examples

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