What Is a T Chart? A T Chart Example

I came across this term "T Chart" from a colleague of mine. I didn't know what a T Chart was. I have never came across this term in school and college. After doing a quicksearch on Google, I found out more about the T Charts. The example I saw from my friend is a four-category chart with a "t" shaped in the center listing the 4 categories and details expanding in all 4 directions (up, down, left, right). This can be quite confusing especially when it's overloaded with information in all 4 directions, not to mention if you change the alignment of the text to fit everything nicely in it. On the website, there are manny different types of T Charts! Even a normal comparison table can be considered a T Chart.

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T-Charts are a type of chart, a graphic organizer in which a student lists and examines two facets of a topic, like the pros and cons associated with it, its advantages and disadvantages, facts vs. opinions, etc.
For example, a student can use a T-chart to help graphically organize thoughts about:
Making a decision by comparing resulting advantages and disadvantages (like getting a pet or taking a new job),
Evaluating the pros and cons of a topic (for example, adopting a new invention),
Enumerating the problems and solutions associated with an action (for example, analyzing the plot of a book or a topic like poor nutrition),
Listing facts vs. opinions of a theme (great to use after reading a selection of text or a news article),
Explaining the strengths and weaknesses of a piece of writing (useful after reading a piece of persuasive or expository writing),
Listing any two characteristics of a topic (like the main ideas for a given topic and a salient detail for each idea).

To find out more about T Charts and the examples, you can visit http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/tchart/