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    Brainstorming and cubing are techniques for selecting and organizing information. [1] Cubing involves examining an idea from six distinct viewpoints: describing, comparing/contrasting, associating, analyzing, applying, and arguing. [2] Free writing, listing, and mapping are other techniques. [3] Free writing involves setting a time limit to write without editing; listing involves just writing topics and subtopics; and mapping shows connections between ideas visually.

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    Brainstorming and cubing are techniques for selecting and organizing information. [1] Cubing involves examining an idea from six distinct viewpoints: describing, comparing/contrasting, associating, analyzing, applying, and arguing. [2] Free writing, listing, and mapping are other techniques. [3] Free writing involves setting a time limit to write without editing; listing involves just writing topics and subtopics; and mapping shows connections between ideas visually.

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    Brainstorming and cubing are techniques for selecting and organizing information. [1] Cubing involves examining an idea from six distinct viewpoints: describing, comparing/contrasting, associating, analyzing, applying, and arguing. [2] Free writing, listing, and mapping are other techniques. [3] Free writing involves setting a time limit to write without editing; listing involves just writing topics and subtopics; and mapping shows connections between ideas visually.

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    TECHNIQUES IN SELECTING AND CUBING FREE WRITING

    ORGANIZING INFORMATION
    -An idea is examined from six distinct Set a time limit and number of words
    A. BRAINSTORMING viewpoints and pages. Just write. DO not edit
    yourself. Free writing allows someone to
    Brainstorming is an individual or group • Describe the topic (what it is) work without inhibitions. You turn off
    activity. Using this technique, efforts are • Compare and contrast (what is it the editor in you and allow the writer in
    made to make a solution to a particular like or how is it different?) you free in.
    problem. Ideas are gathered and listed
    from the input of every member. • Associate it with something (what LISTING
    does it reminds you of?)
    - Enumerate the ideas • Analyze it (what are its parts?) - Just list the topics. Then make a sub-
    list of things you could write about each
    - Do not try to evaluate • Apply it (in what ways can it be topic. For example, under languages you
    utilized?) can write English, French and Spanish.
    - Select possible topics and list the
    subtopic under • Argue for or against it (in what At this point do not outline yet.
    ways can you support or oppose it? Outlining will limit your creativity.
    - Eliminate the topics that will not
    provide enough infor Another way of cubing is exploring the MAPPING
    three perspectives
    5 Strategies under Brainstorming It is also called webbing or clustering. It
    1. Describe - Describe the topics, it involves writing down ideas and then
    CUBING features, parts, and challenges. Compare making connections by associating
    FREE WRITING Compare and contrast the ideas with similar ideas with color coded circles or
    other ideas underlined dominant themes, or using
    LISTING
    2. Trace the topic's history, influences distinct patterns, and then showing the
    MAPPING relationship by linking with the lines.
    and evolution
    RESEARCHING RESEARCHING
    3. Map the topic to similar
    contemporary topics and its influences. Go to the library or check websites on
    the internet, Make a list or map of the
    new ideas.
    B. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
    Uses visual symbols that express
    thoughts, ideas, knowledge concepts,
    and the relationships between them. As
    communication tool, it makes it easier
    for writers to classify their ideas and to
    communicate them to others. It is often
    done prior to writing. It helps the writer
    to be more coherent.

    Three types of Graphic Organizers


    Basic Outline
    Thesis Statement or Main Idea
    1. Topic Sentence or Main Idea
    A. Supporting Detail b. Detail
    1. Example
    a. Detail
    2. Example
    B. Supporting Detail
    VENN DIAGRAM
    The Venn diagram is used when the
    writers compares and contrast elements.
    The diagram helps visualize similarities
    and differences.

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