Techniques in Selecting and Organizing Information

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

a visual thinking tools that make pictures of your thoughts. The pictures demonstrate relationships between facts, concepts, or ideas, and guide your thinking as you design the map or diagram.

Venn Diagrams

Show how different things or ideas can overlap to show a compare/contrast relationship.

Concept map

is a visual

organizer. enrich students’ understanding of a new concept. Using a graphic organizer,

students think about the concept in several ways. Most concept map organizers

engage students in answering questions such as, “what is it? What is it like? What are some examples?” deepen understanding and comprehension

Flow charts

are graphic organizers that show how steps in a process fit together. Mapping a process in a flow chart format can help clarify the process, and show where the process can be improved.

Different Graphic Organizers

Topic Outline,

Topic Outline

a list of ideas arranged in a specific order, and it shows how information is presented in writing. it is divided into two levels: the headings and the subheadings. The headings represent the main ideas and are indicated by Roman numerals, while the subheadings represent the supporting ideas and are indicated by capital letters. Sub-subheadings are the specific details or concrete examples of the supporting ideas.