techniques in selecting and organizing information

brainstorming

• an activity or method where in people meet in a group to suggest a lot of new ideas to choose from

• helps people establish patterns of ideas

graphic organizer

visual representation of concepts that help us structure information into organizational pattern

concept map

diagram that shows relationship between ideas or concepts

cluster map

diagram of how ideas can be grouped according to certain criteria or similarities

fishbone map

a diagram that shows a cause-&-effect relationship

venn diagram

used to compare and contrast ideas and events

KWLH chart

can help you reflect on your own learning

know, what, learn, how

what does the acronym KWLH mean

flow chart

series of steps or events in order

cycle diagram

illustrates steps involved in a continuous or repeated series of events

time line

a visual representation that allows you to see chronological sequence of significant events

plot diagram

• representation of the plot of the story

• shows the sequence of events in the story

mind map

used to visually organize information

hierarchical topical order

shows topic and facts at a glance

topic outline

• uses keywords and short phrases rather than complete sentences

• hierarchal list of main points

heading

• main ideas

• marked by roman numerals

sub-heading

• supporting ideas

• marked by capital letters

sentence outline

expresses the central ideas of a speech in a complete sentence