L3: Selecting And Organizing Information

• What is the most popular tool for generating ideas?

  Brainstorming
• What mental challenge does brainstorming help overcome?

  Mental block
• What does an idea list involve?

  Listing ideas about a topic
• What is an idea map?

  A visual representation of ideas
• What are graphic organizers used for?

  • Visual representations of concepts
  • Structuring information into patterns
• What is a Venn diagram used for?

  Comparing and contrasting ideas
• How does a Venn diagram visually represent information?

  Using overlapping circles
• What does a network tree represent?

  Hierarchy and classification
• What is the purpose of a spider map?

  To investigate aspects of a central idea
• What does a problem-solution map display?

  The nature of a problem and solutions
• What does a timeline show?

  Events occurring chronologically
• What is a linear timeline?

  Shows events within one period
• What is a comparative timeline?

  Shows two sets of events in the same period
• What is the purpose of a plot diagram?

  To map events in a story
• What does a fishbone map help understand?

  The causal relationship of a phenomenon
• What does a cycle describe?

  How events interact to produce results
• What is the purpose of a persuasion map?

  To map arguments and evidence
• What are the types of graphic organizers mentioned?

  1. Venn Diagram
  2. Network Tree
  3. Spider Map/Semantic Map
  4. Problem-Solution Map
  5. Timeline
  6. Plot Diagram
  7. Fishbone Map
  8. Cycle
  9. Persuasion Map