TECHNIQUES IN SELECTING

AND ORGANIZING
INFORMATION:

A. BRAINSTORMING
 DEAR GOD,
THANK YOU FOR OUR TIME
TOGETHER TODAY.
HELP US TO BE OPEN-MINDED
AND RECEPTIVE TO YOUR WORK
IN AND THROUGH US.
WE PRAY THAT WE MAY BE
RECEPTIVE TO YOUR GUIDANCE
IN ALL THINGS AND THAT WE
MAY BECOME MORE LIKE JESUS
CHRIST IN OUR ACTIONS,
ATTITUDES, THOUGHTS, AND
WORDS. AMEN
ATTENDANCE
 OBJECTIVES

1. DEFINE THE DIFFERENT

BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES.

2. GATHER SYNONYMS OF
DIFFERENT ADJECTIVES.
 GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRAINSTORMING TO STUDENTS?

2. WHY DO WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE

IDEAS OF OTHER PEOPLE?
 A. BRAINSTORMING:

-THIS TERM WAS POPULARIZED BY ALEX

FAICKNEY OSBORN IN HIS BOOK APPLIED
IMAGINATION IN 1953.

- IS A GROUP CREATIVITY TECHNIQUE BY

WHICH EFFORTS ARE MADE TO FIND A
CONCLUSION FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM BY
GATHERING A LIST OF IDEAS SPONTANEOUSLY
CONTRIBUTED BY ITS MEMBERS.
 HERE ARE FOUR OF THE
BRAINSTORMING TIPS SUGGESTED BY
MARK NICHOL IN DAILY WRITING TIPS.

1. CUBING: IN THIS STRATEGY, A

TOPIC OR IDEA IS EXAMINED IN
SIX VIEWPOINTS:
HERE ARE THE SIX PERSPECTIVES TO CONSIDER IN
CUBING:

>DESCRIBE IT – HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS

TOPIC, CHALLENGE OR ISSUE, INCLUDING
CHARACTERISTICS, DEFINITIONS AND
PARAMETERS?

>COMPARE IT – WHAT IS IT SIMILAR TO?

DIFFERENT FROM?

>ASSOCIATE IT – HOW DOES THE TOPIC CONNECT

TO OTHER ISSUES YOU’VE DEALT WITH BEFORE?
DOES IT MAKE YOU THINK OF ANYTHING YOU’VE
WORKED ON IN THE PAST?
 >ANALYZE IT – WHAT SMALLER PARTS
MAKE UP THE WHOLE? IS IT POSSIBLE TO
BREAK DOWN THE ISSUE?

>APPLY IT – HOW IS IT USED? WHO USES IT?

>ARGUE FOR OR AGAINST IT – EXPLAIN

YOUR POSITION FOR SUPPORTING OR NOT
SUPPORTING IT.
2. FREE WRITING: IN THIS TECHNIQUE,
JUST KEEP ON WRITING AND NOT
MINDING ERRORS IN SPELLING OR
GRAMMAR.

3. LISTING: AS THE TERM STATES, LIST

DOWN WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND.
 4. MAPPING: ALSO KNOWN AS
CLUSTERING AND WEBBING, IS A
GRAPHIC FORM OF LISTING THAT SIMPLY
INVOLVES JOTTING DOWN IDEAS ON A
LARGE WRITING SURFACE AND THEN
MAKING CONNECTIONS BY ASSOCIATING
SIMILARLY THEMED IDEAS WITH COLOR-
CODED CIRCLES OR UNDERLINES OF
DISTINCT PATTERNS AND THEN
INDICATING OTHER RELATIONSHIPS BY
LINKING WITH LINES.
CONCEPT MAPPING
 ABSTRACTION
TECHNIQUES ARE APPROACHES OR METHODS YOU AS A WRITER
MAY USE TO ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE
GATHERED, TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR DESIRED AIM IN WRITING
AND TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING CRAFT.

FREE-WRITING - THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS JUST TO WRITE WHAT

COMES UP TO YOUR MIND, THEN REVIEW WHAT YOU HAVE
WRITTEN LATER.

LISTING - IF YOUR INTENTION IS TO COME UP WITH TOPICS TO

WRITE ABOUT, ENUMERATE THEM. AN IMPORTANT REMINDER IN
USING THIS TECHNIQUE IS NOT TO LIST YOUR IDEAS IN OUTLINE
FORM BECAUSE AN OUTLINE WILL REQUIRE YOU TO ORGANIZE
ITEMS AND YOUR THOUGHTS WHICH IS A PRINCIPLE CONTRARY
TO BRAINSTORMING.
 ACTIVITY #2:

BRAINSTORMING
INSTRUCTIONS:
EACH GROUP WILL HAVE A
BRAINSTORMING AND
CREATE A 3-5 SENTENCE
ABOUT THE TOPIC
“IMPORTANCE OF READING
FOR 21 ST CENTURY
STUDENTS”.