Lesson 2: Techniques in Selecting and Organizing Information

Question 1

It is a group creativity technique by
which efforts are made to find a
conclusion for a specific problem by
gathering a list of ideas spontaneously
contributed by its members.

Answer 1

GROUP
BRAINSTORMING

Question 2

Some studies show that individual
brainstorming produces more ideas.
You are free to explore ideas in
your own time without any fear of
criticism, and without being
dominated by other group members.

Answer 2

INDIVIDUAL
BRAINSTORMING

Question 3

In this strategy, a topic or idea is examined in six (6) viewpoints:

Answer 3

Cubing

Question 3

-In this technique, just keep on writing and not
minding errors in spelling and grammar.

-The objective here is to just write what comes to
your mind.

Answer 3

Free Writing

Question 4

It simply involves listing ideas about a particular
topic.

It also helps you find the main idea and supporting
details.

It is appropriate to textual people, or those who are
more comfortable in processing words than visuals.

Simply requires you to write the main topic and them
write down all related concepts below it.

Answer 4

Listing/ Idea List

Question 5

These are visual and
graphic displays that
depict the relationships
between facts, terms, and
or ideas within a learning
task.

Answer 5

GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS

Question 6

It is also called “webbing or clustering”.

It is a visual representation of ideas and their
connections with one another.

More structured and is able to show how one idea
subordinates another idea

Answer 6

D. Mapping/ Idea Map

Question 7

It is used to compare and
contrast ideas and events. This
diagram uses two or more
overlapping circles to show
similar and different attributes.

Answer 7

VENN DIAGRAM

Question 8

It is used to represent hierarchy,
classification, and branching. It
is used in showing relationships
of scientific categories, family
trees, and even lineages.

Answer 8

NETWORK TREE

Question 9

It is used to investigate and
enumerate various aspects of central
idea, which could be a concept, topic,
or theme.

The central idea is placed at the
center of the map. The main idea
is placed along its diagonal line,
while details of the main idea are
placed on the sides of the
diagonals.

Answer 9

SPIDER MAP (Sematic Map)

Question 10

It is used to show how events occurred
chronologically through a long bar
labeled with dated and specific events.

Answer 10

TIMELINE

Question 11

shows how events
happened within one period

Answer 11

linear timeline

Question 12

shows two sets of
events that happened within the same period.

Answer 12

comparative timeline

Question 13

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

Answer 13

PLOT DIAGRAM

Question 14

It is used to show the logical
sequence of an event.

Answer 14

SERIES OF EVENT CHAIN

Question 15

It is used to better understand
the causal relationship of
complex phenomenon. It
shows the factors that cause a
specific events or problems, as
well as details of each cause.

Answer 15

FISHBONE MAP

Question 16

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

Answer 16

CYCLE MAP

Question 17

is a vital part of the essay planning
process. It allows the writer to understand how
he or she will connect all the information to
support the thesis statement and the claims of
the paper.

It also provides the writer with a space to
manipulate ideas easily without needing to
write complete paragraphs.

Answer 17

OUTLINE

Question 18

It uses words and phrases as its
entries. Generally, a topic
outline is used if the ideas
being discussed can be
arranged in a number of ways.

Answer 18

TOPIC OUTLINE

Question 19

It uses complete sentences as
its entries. You use a sentence
outline when the topic being
discussed is complicated and
requires details.

Answer 19

SENTENCE
OUTLINE