Reading and Writing Skills

Lesson # 1

TECHNIQUES IN SELECTING AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION

1. BRAINSTORMING
- It is one way of generating ideas by listing of ideas spontaneously.
- It can be done individually or as a group.
- Listing is a brainstorming technique. It means writing down anything that comes to your mind about the topic.

2. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
- It is important and effective way for organizing content and ideas.
- It is a visual display demonstrating the relationships between facts, concepts, or ideas.

3. TOPIC OUTLINE
- It uses simple phrases to convey the topic or subtopic.

Example:
I. Family Problems
A. Custodial: Non-custodial Conflicts
B. Extended Family
C. Adolescent’s Age
II. Economic Problems
A. Child Support
B. Women’s Job Training
C. Lower Standard of Living
D. Possible Relocation
1. Poorer Neighborhood
2. New School
III. Peer Problems
A. Loss of Friends
B. Relationships with Dates

4. SENTENCE OUTLINE
- It requires that each heading and subheading be written in complete sentence.