Are graphic organizers permitted on State assessments?
Only the blank shell of a graphic organizer would be permitted. There must be no words, directions or headings on the paper. For those students who have been taught to use this tool for writing, it is best to teach them to develop their own graphic organizer similar to ones used in the classroom. Those students who cannot draw their own graphic organizer can have a scribe draw one for them as directed by the student.
