 Graphic organizers track and organize research as you go. A chart or table is designed with columns and rows. The columns go up and down and the rows go side to side. Information is organized within the cells that are created when the columns and rows meet. An outline is used to provide an overall plan for the ideas that will be included in your writing. The ideas are logically ordered from the first point to the last point. It helps the writer to see the sequence of information in their writing. A mind map represents a central idea and supporting details that relate to it. This type of graphic organizer shows connections between words and concepts related to the main idea. A t-chart provides a structure to compare two items or events. It allows you to show how two things differ. A timeline organizes information chronologically. It puts them in the order they happen or happened. A Venn diagram is used to compare and contrast two items. It can show you how they are different as well as how they are the same.