A knowledge organiser is a document, usually no more than two sides of A4, that contains key facts and information for your chosen topic.

English knowledge organisers will include the essential facts about characters, plot, quotes, context and methods used, as well as the writer's purpose with their text. This is often organised in easy-to-digest chunks that flow in a way that you will understand.

Research shows that our brains remember things more efficiently when we know the ‘bigger picture’ and this is exactly what our knowledge organiser does. You can see the way that nuggets of knowledge within the text link together and this helps information move into our long-term memory. The more you know, the more you learn – which helps to gain deeper understanding over time. You should try this as soon as you have finished reading your text!