RWS

• Morning pages

  • Serves as a dumping site of the writer
  • Is a tool where the writer disposes ideas that get in the way of writing
  • Is not something that the writer may use for his actual message
  • Is done usually before a writer starts writing
  • Is a piece of writing that is made up of three pages
  • Takes a writer's mind off of things that are not related to his writing task
• Graphic organizers

  • Systematic illustration of ideas
  • systematize, organize, graphic, illustration
  • can summarize information
  • can simplify information
  • can verbalize conceptual/theoretical framework
• Types of Graphic Organizers

  1. Venn Diagram
  2. T-Chart
  3. Data Storage CHart
  4. Data Retrieval Chart
  5. Flowchart
  6. Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram
  7. Sun gram
  8. Pyramid
  9. Timeline
  10. Fire Triangle
  11. Gantt Chart
• T-chart

  • illustrates between 2 concepts
  • Limitation: it's only for differences and can only have 2 columns (but unlimited rows, i.e. differences)

  
• Venn Diagram

  • uses circles to show the relationship between two sets of data
  • Proponent: John Venn (1800)
  • space limits the amount of info to be put in the circles

  
• Data Retrieval Chart

  • getting data out of the chart
  • modified version of a T-chart (unlimited rows and columns)
  • specific

  
• Flowchart

  • shows sequence in events, steps of a process, or cause and effect

  
• Data Retrieval Chart

  • getting data out of the chart
  • modified version of a T-chart (unlimited rows and columns)
  • specific

  
• Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram

  • Proponent: Kaoru Ishikawa
  • shows causes and effects
  • usually 1 effect, multiple causes

  
• Sun Gram

  • shows minor topics arising from a major topic
  • a.k.a. Tree Diagram

  
• Pyramid

  • hierarchy of concepts
  • more space = most essential
  • top = most difficult to achieve

  
• Timeline

  • sequencing of events

  
• Fire Triangle

  • relationship among 3 elements dependent on each other
  • can be put outside/inside the triangle
  • commonly no hierarchy
  • limitation: up to only 3 elements dependent on one another

  
• Gantt Chart

  • bar chart providing a visual view of scheduled tasks over time

  
• How to properly choose a graphic organizer

  1. Highlight the important pieces of information from the text
  2. Determine the relationship between them
  3. Determine which graphic organizer is best to emphasize these relationships
  4. Make use of formal shapes
• Writer's Block

  • inability to get things started
  • page fright
  • fear of the blank sheet
  • writing w/o the muse (inspiration)
• How to deal with writer's block:

  1. Positive Self-Talk
  2. Listing your achievements
  3. Brainstorm
  4. Divide large tasks
  5. Concede its existence
  6. Take a break
  7. Establish a Routine
  8. Show up for work
  9. Cope w/ Badness
  10. Reinvent your Space
  11. Go back to the start
• Positive Self-Talk

  • "I can do this"
  • motivating yourself through optimism
• Listing your Achievements

  • Remind yourself of your accomplishments in the past
• Brainstorm

  • Think of relevant ideas
• Divide large tasks

  • write one part at a time
  • baby steps
• Concede its existence

  • deny the feeling of not wanting to write
• Establish a Routine

  • prepare yourself
• Show up for work

  • commit to a time for writing
  • make a schedule
• Cope with business

  • edit and revise
  • nothing is perfect (it's okay to be flawed)
• Reinvent your space

  • create an environment conducive for writing
• Go back to the start

  • "why did you start writing in the first place?"
• Percentages of Language Training

  • Writing: 12 yrs
  • Reading: 6-8 yrs
  • Speaking: 1-2 yrs
  • Listening 0-Few hours
• Concept Paper

  • discusses/clarifies the whatness of an idea in a clear & concise manner
  • provides a summary of the key points of the proposal
  • asked before a full proposal with a proposed idea (not in full detail) but provides the reader an overview of what'll happen in the project
• Project Proposal

  • detailed description of a series of activities aimed at solving a certain problem
  • request for financial assistance to implement a project
  • created to ensure that it gets the support it needs when the project is implemented
  • also a persuasive document
• Aims of a project proposal

  1. Identify the work needed to be done
  2. Explain why it needs to be done
  3. Persuade readers that you are qualified for the work, have a plausible plan and technical approach, have the resources needed to carry out the project
• To be successful, the proj. proposal should be:

  1. Clear
  2. Accurate & Objective
  3. Accessible
  4. Concise
• Clear

  • anyone must be able to understand your proposal
  • gives your plan, in detail, to implement the project
• Accurate & Objective

  • factual
  • justifies how it supports the group's causes
• Accessible

  • readers' questions must be answered by the proposal
  • significance of the idea and its worth to the company
• Concise

  • short yet meaningful
  • follows a format that provides a logical presentation of the idea
• Before writing a proj. proposal:

  1. Interview beneficiaries (past and prospects)
  2. Review past project proposals
  3. Organize focus groups
  4. Consult experts
  5. Hold community meetings or forums
• Parts of a project proposal

  1. Project Title
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Project Proponents
  5. Project Description
  6. Target Beneficiaries/Audience
  7. Venue
  8. Program Duration
  9. Program Flow
  10. Budget Proposal
  11. Signatories
  12. Monitoring/Evaluation form
• Project Title

  • creative, professional, memorable, recognizable, understandable, pronounceable
  • represents the goals of the group
• Rationale

  • describes issues that the community is facing and how your organization and the proposed project will address them
  • why the project is required in the area
  • 2-3 paragraphs long