TECHNIQUES IN SELECTING AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION

• Brainstorming

• Graphic Organizer
WHAT IS BRAINSTORMING
• It is an invention and discovery strategy in which
the writer collaborates with others to explore
topics, develop ideas, and/or propose solutions
to a problem.
FIVE STRATEGIS OF FIVE STRATEGIS OF
BRAINSTORMINGBRAINSTORMING
1. CUBING
2. FREE WRITING
3. LISTING
4. RESEARCHING
CUBING: A brainstorming Strategy
• It is an idea examined from distinct viewpoints:
1. Describe the topic – How do you describe the
topic? It is like “What is it?”
2. Compare – Compare and contrast it. “what is it like
or unlike”
3. Associate it – How does the topic connect to other
issues you’ve dealt before? “What does it remind
you of?”
CUBING: A brainstorming Strategy
4. Analyze it – What smaller parts make up
the whole? Is it possible to break down the
issue?
5. Apply it – How is it used? Who uses it?
6. Argue for or against it – Explain your
position for supporting or not supporting it.
FREE WRITING: A brainstorming Strategy
• It is a prewriting technique in which a
person writes continuously for a set period
of time without regard to spelling, grammar,
or topic.
LISTING: A brainstorming Strategy
1. List the topics
2. Make a list of things you could write in
each topic
Don’t make an outline yet after listing
because it will limit your creativity
Researching: A brainstorming Strategy
Discover facts related to your topic through
researching

Then make a list of map of the new ideas

Researching: A brainstorming Strategy
1. Discover facts related to your topic
through researching
2. Then make a list of map of the new ideas
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

• Uses visual symbols that expresses

thoughts, ideas, knowledge and the
relationship between them.
TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Basic outline
Venn diagram
Topical Organizer