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Techniques for Organizing Information

The document discusses techniques for selecting and organizing information for writing essays. It outlines four techniques for gathering information: cubing, free writing, listing, and mapping. It also describes five brainstorming strategies and three types of graphic organizers: basic outline, Venn diagram, and topical organizer. Finally, it differentiates between topic outlines and sentence outlines.

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Techniques for Organizing Information

The document discusses techniques for selecting and organizing information for writing essays. It outlines four techniques for gathering information: cubing, free writing, listing, and mapping. It also describes five brainstorming strategies and three types of graphic organizers: basic outline, Venn diagram, and topical organizer. Finally, it differentiates between topic outlines and sentence outlines.

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Lesson 2

prepared by: MS. MARY GRACE L. CUASAY


Objective:
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
a. distinguish between and among techniques in selecting and
organizing information; and
b. Construct essay from various references following the
techniques in selecting and organizing information
• It is an individual or group activity.
• Using this technique, efforts are made to make
a solution to a particular problem.
• Ideas are gathered and listed from the input of
every member.
• Informal way of generating topics to write.
1. CUBING - an idea is examined from six distinct viewpoints.
Describe it
Compare it.
Associate it
Analyze it.
Apply it.
Argue for it or against it
2. FREE WRITING - Set a time limit and number of
words or pages. Just write. Do not edit yourself.
Free writing allows someone to work without
inhibitions.
3. LISTING - just list topics. Then make a sub list of things

you could write about each topic


Ex. Brainstorming list of students who needs to write
a paper about environment:
• Environment
• Problems
• Future
• Alternative fuels
• Costs
• Benefits
4. MAPPING - It is also called webbing or clustering. It

involves writing down ideas, making connections by associating

similar ideas.
5. RESEARCHING - Go to the library or check out
websites on the internet. Make a list or map of the new ideas.
• Uses visual symbols that express thoughts, ideas.
• Makes easier for writers to classify their ideas
and to communicate them to others.
• It is often done prior to writing.
• It helps the writer to be more coherent.
1. Basic Outline - ensures that every point the writer
makes has sufficient supporting details.
Topic Sentence or Main Idea
A. Supporting Detail
1. Example
a. Detail
b. Detail
2. Example
B. Supporting Detail
2. Venn Diagram - It is used when the writer compares
and contrasts elements. The Venn Diagram helps
visualize similarities and differences.
3. Topical Organizer - It allows the writers to map out
their ideas. There is a hierarchical topical organizer and
the bubble topical organizer.
• Uses phrases only. There are no sentences and verbs.
• It provides more information than the topic outline.
• Every idea should be written in a complete sentence.
• Avoid sentence fragments
3. THE TOPIC OUTLINE
1. Discuss the four techniques in selecting and
gathering information.(4 pts.)
2. Differentiate the five strategies under brain
storming.(5pts.)
3. What are the three types of Graphic
Organizer?(3 pts.)
4. Differentiate topic outline and sentence
outline.(3 pts)
BULLYING (Topic Outline)
I. What is bullying
A.
B.
II. What problem arises?
LISTING A.
• Bullying B.
• Problems III. Effects of Bullying
• Effects A.
• Solution B.
C.
IV. Solution to avoid Bullying
A.
B.
C.
MS. MARY GRACE L. CUASAY

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