R&W (U2 techniques in selecting and organizing information) (copy)

brainstorming

It helps you generate topics and narrow them down to few important ideas

brainstorming list

Simply write down all the words or ideas that come to your mind about a topic

brainstorming list

You can generate ideas quickly and recall specific information about a topic

thesis statement

Is the main idea, argument, or purpose of the writing

graphic orgamizers

Are a way to organize information visually to see how ideas relate to one another

mind map

Used to represent your knowledge of a concept or idea, and is useful for brainstorming and exploring topics or ideas

venn diagram

Used to show the similarities and differences between two or more people, objects, or ideas

overlapping circles

It uses _____ to represent the different objects or ideas that share similar traits in some way

intersection

The ___ is where the circles overlap to show the trait that is common between ideas

flowchart

Used to show the different steps in a process in the order that it must be completed

heirarchical topical organizer

Shows the order of ideas and their place in a hierarchy

topic outline

A list of ideas arranged in a specific order, and shows how information is presented in writing, using keywords

headings

It represent the main ideas and are indicated by Roman numerals

subheadings

Represent the supporting ideas and are indicated by capital letters

sub-subheadings

Are the specific details or examples of the supporting ideas and are indicated by Arabic numbers

sentence outline

Is a hierarchical outline composed of sentences instead of keywords or key phrases