CM 2 - SELECTING AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION

Question 1

3 Techniques in Selecting and Organizing
Information

Answer 1

1. Brainstorming List
2. Graphic Organizer
3. Outline

Question 2

Strategies for brainstorming

Answer 2

1. Cubing (examining viewpoints)
2. Free writing (writing unlimited, uninhibited ideas about the topic)
3. Listing (listing things associated with the topic)
4. Mapping (also called webbing or clustering where you write down all ideas and map their connections to each other)
5. Researching (discovering
   fact by investigation)

Question 3

Types of Graphic Organizers

Answer 3

1. Compare & Contrast OR Venn Diagram
2. Cause and Effect (e.g. Fishbone Diagram)
3. Cycle
4. Concept Map
5. Plot Diagram
6. Flow Chart

Question 4

It is used to compare and contrast ideas. It is one of the most commonly-used GOs used to display comparison and contrasts of two (or more) sets of data, which in our case, take the form of concepts, theories, and facts.

Answer 4

Venn Diagram

Question 5

Similarities of the two sets of data being scrutinized.

Answer 5

Compare

Question 6

It is when we wish to point out the differences of the sets of data given to us,

Answer 6

Contrast

Question 7

It describes how a series of events interact as a set of results repeatedly.

Answer 7

Cycle

Question 8

It is a graphical tool that instructional designers, engineers, technical writers, and others use to organize and structure knowledge.

Answer 8

Concept Map

Question 9

It is used to map events in the story and analyze major parts of the plot.

Answer 9

Plot Diagram

Question 9

It is used to show chronology of events in a narrative or stages in a process.

Answer 9

Flow Chart

Question 10

It is a group of information structured in an organized list.

Answer 10

Outlines

Question 11

Two Formatting Styles of Outline

Answer 11

Alphanumeric Format
Decimal Format

Question 12

It is the default configuration of an outline.
It is generally used in descriptive texts (e.g. historical texts)

Answer 12

Alphanumeric Format

Question 13

It displays direct hierarchy of one idea/fact to its parent/subordinate.
It is dominantly used in scientific texts.

Answer 13

Decimal Format

Question 14

Levels of Alphanumeric Format

Answer 14

1st level: Roman numerals (I, II, III)
2nd level: Capital letters (A, B, C)
3rd level: Hindu-Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3)
4th level: lowercase letters (a, b, c)
5th level: lowercase Roman numeral (i, ii, iii)
6th level: parenthesized lowercase letters [(a), (b), (c)]
7th level: parenthesized Roman numerals [(i), (ii), (iii)]

Question 15

Two Types of Outline

Answer 15

Topic Outline
Sentence Outline

Question 16

You use this outline when you want to sift through the huge pool of information you have been recently acquainted with, because writers usually create one after being exposed to such data. The defining characteristic of the _______ is that you only use key words and/or key phrases in filling the outline.

Answer 16

Topic Outline

Question 17

_____ outlines are used for the primary objective of preparing ideas to be used in composing an essay.

Answer 17

Sentence Outline