Lesson-1 PDF: Strategies for Selecting and Organizing Information

How do you usually select and organize information?  SELECTING AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION  Strategies in Selecting Brainstorming and Outlining Organizing Using Graphic Information Organizer 1. Brainstorming Brainstorming is a technique to generate i...

How do you usually select and organize information?  SELECTING AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION  Strategies in Selecting Brainstorming and Outlining Organizing Using Graphic Information Organizer 1. Brainstorming Brainstorming is a technique to generate ideas within a group or individual setting. 1. Brainstorming It provides a quick means for tapping the ideas and concepts of an individual or of a group then helps establish patterns and develop relationship among these concepts. TOOLS IN BRAINSTORMING  A. IDEA LIST Start by listing down broad topics then go on by identifying related, narrower topics.  B. CONCEPT MAP Begin by writing the main concept at the middle and then adding more branches for its subtopics. Explore more topics by adding more branches. B. CONCEPT MAP Ways to Brainstorm Effectively 1. Brain Writing The team leader shares the topic down with the team, and the team members individually write their own ideas. 2. Figuring Storming -- Putting yourself in new shoes can give the team a different perspective and presents the possibility of fresh ideas 3. Brain-Netting -- Virtual teams are becoming more and more common across all business types. 4. Rapid Ideation -- The team leader provides context beforehand with information and then a time limit is set for each member to write down as many ideas as possible, using any medium available 5. Round Robin -- This method begins by having the team gather in a circle. -- it’s important to NOT evaluate any ideas until everyone has the opportunity to share. 6. Starbusting -- focuses on forming questions rather than answers. 7. Stepladder Technique -- encourages every member in the team to contribute individually before being influenced by everyone else. 7. Stepladder Technique -- The session begins with the facilitator sharing the topic or questions with the whole team. Once the topic is shared, everyone leaves the room except two members of the team REVIEW  REVIEW 1. What is the first stage of the writing process? 2. Considers the POV or actions a 3rd person would do in a particular situation 3. You focus on generating questions  REVIEW 4. Members go around in circle and each person shares his/her idea. 5. Time limit is set for each member to write down as many ideas as possible REVIEW 6. The team leader shares the topic down with the team, and the team members individually write their own ideas. REVIEW 7. Once the topic is shared, everyone leaves the room except two members of the team.  REVIEW.8. A social process of generating ideas. Think about your favorite travel destinations in Zambales and create a graphic organizer endorsing it. 2. Figuring Storming -- Putting yourself in new shoes can give the team a different perspective and presents the possibility of fresh ideas 1. Brain Writing The team leader shares the topic down with the team, and the team members individually write their own ideas. 2. OUTLINING Outlines serve as a road map or blueprint when writing. It helps organize the ideas as it shows the hierarchical relationship or logical ordering of information. TWO WAYS 1. Topic Outline OF 2. Sentence OUTLINING Outline Topic Outline uses words or phrases as headings, without punctuation Sentence Outline uses full sentences Four Principles in Creating an Effective Outline 1. Parallelism – putting the words in the same grammatical order (parallel grammatical structure) 2. Coordination arranging ideas according to their value or importance; ideas of the of the same relevance or value are labeled in the same way; 3. Subordination arranging ideas in levels of significance: major and minor 4. Division separating the kinds of points you are making by using a consistent basis of division and distinction 4. Division separating the kinds of points you are making by using a consistent basis of division and distinction 3. USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Graphic organizers are visual and graphic displays that show the relationships among concepts or ideas. 3. USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER There are many kinds of graphic organizers depending on the type of information being organized. 3. USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER