Selecting and Organizing Information Flashcards
TECHNIQUES IN SELECTING AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION
- brainstorming
- graphic organizer
- topic outline
- sentence outline
a process of writing down specific topics/ideas gathered from different sources
Brainstorming
It involves documenting and coming up with a list of topics.
Brainstorming
Composed of major points with sub-details for each. The sublist may be a short explanation or example of the major point
Brainstorming
Guidelines in Brainstorming
- Enumerate the ideas and try to evaluate them.
- Select possible topics and list subtopics under each topic.
- You may draw lines, arrows, or stars, to show connections between various topics.
- Eliminate the topics that will not provide enough information, then free to write.
FIVE STRATEGIES IN BRAINSTORMING
- Cubing
- Freewriting
- Listing
- Mapping
- Researching
uses visual symbols that express thought ideas, knowledge concepts, and the relationships between them
Graphic Organizer
As a communication tool, it makes it easier for writers to classify their ideas and to communicate them to others
Graphic Organizer
It is often done before writing. It helps the writers to be more coherent
Graphic Organizer
THREE TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
- Basic Outline
- Venn Diagram
- Topical Organizer
TOPIC OUTLINE and SENTENCE OUTLINE
1) Introduction and thesis statement under roman numeral I.
2) Use roman numerals (II, III, IV, V, etc.) to identify main points that develop the thesis statement.
3) Use capital letters (A, B, C, D, etc.) to divide your main points into parts.
4) Use arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.) if you need to subdivide any A/B/C/D into smaller parts.
5) End with the final roman numeral expressing your idea for your conclusion.
a sentence that sums up the central point of your paper or essay. It usually comes near the end of your introduction.
Thesis Statement
It uses phrases only. There are no sentences. Verbal may be used.
Topic Outline
you use complete sentences instead of words or phrases. Complete sentences create clarity and can advance you one step closer to a draft in the writing process
Sentence Outline
An idea is examined from six distinction viewpoints.
- CUBING
What are the 6 viewpoints of cubing?
DESCRIBE»_space;ANALYZE»_space; COMPARE» APPLY» ASSOCIATE»_space;ARGUE FOR AND AGAINST
The 6 questions of the viewpoints (cubing)
•You describe the topic (What is it?)
•Compare and contrast it (What is it like or how is it different?)
•What do you associate it with something (What does it remind you of?)
•Analyze it (What are its parts?)
•Apply it (In what ways can it be utilized?) •Argue for or against it (In what ways can you support or oppose it?) or you can simply imagine the cube
another way of brainstorming, you may set a time limit and several words or pages. Just write- It allows someone to work without inhibitions.
- FREEWRITING
Just list a topic. Then, make a sub-list of things you could write about each topic. At this point, do not outline yet, because an outline can limit your creativity.
- LISTING
A graphic form of the listing is mapping which is sometimes called webbing or clustering.
- MAPPING
It involves writing down ideas and then making connections by associating similar ideas with color-coded circles or underlined dominant themes, or using distinct patterns.
Mapping
•the last technique in brainstorming.
•you must search from the library or websites and make a list or map of the new ideas. This technique requires you to write the main topic and write down all related concepts below it.
- RESEARCHING
