This is the process of gathering ideas from every member of the working group.
It helps people establish patterns of ideas, develop new ways of thinking, activate background knowledge, and overcome mental block.
It perhaps the most popular tool in generating creative and rich ideas.
Types of Brainstorming
IdeaMap
It is a visual representation of ideas and their connections with one another.
Unlike in the idea list, it is more structured, thus, it is able to show how one idea subordinates another idea.
Types of Brainstorming
IdeaList
This method is appropriate to textual people, or those who are more comfortable in processing words than visuals.
It simply requires the people to write the main topic and then write down all related concepts below it.
Graphic Organizers
These are visual representations of concepts that help us structure information into organizational patterns. They present essential information and connect these pieces of information into a coherent framework.
Outline
It is a tool for organizing ideas. It is used not only as a pre-writing strategy but also as a post-reading activity. It also ensures that every point the writer makes has sufficient supporting details.
Types of Outline
DecimalOutline
kind of "Outline" that uses numbers as labels
Types of Outline
Alphanumeric Outline
uses both letters and numbers as labels.
Kinds of Outline According to Structure
TopicOutline
uses words and phrases as its entries. Generally, a topic outline is used if the ideas being discussed can be arranged in a number of ways.
Kinds of Outline According to Structure
Sentence Outline
uses complete sentences as its entries. You use a sentence outline when the topic being discussed is complicated and requires details.