Techniques in Selecting and
Organizing Information
Write the ideas that
would occur in your
mind about the topic
given to you.
• Did your members contribute their
own ideas to the given topic?
• How were you able to organize the
information?
What do you think are the
successful factors in
reading and writing?
Brainstorming
Making
Graphic
Organizer
Generating Selecting Organizing
ideas ideas ideas Outlining
Patrick’s class was tasked with the opening presentation
during their school’s Foundation Day. The school had
already decided on a theme, and the class was simply
required to decide its own concept for the performance.
Although Patrick facilitated the discussion, all of his
classmates were involved because they all shared their own
ideas. After evaluation, the class decided to use Gabriel’s
suggestion to do a musical skit.
Brainstorming
• It is the most popular tool in
generating creative and rich
ideas.
• It is a method in organizing
information that list specific
ideas.
Brainstorming
• It is commonly thought of us a
group activity, however it can
also be done individually.
• How is brainstorming
important to you as a
student?
Methods of Brainstorming
Idea List
It simply involves listing ideas about a
particular topic.
It also helps you find the main idea
and supporting details from the
numerous listed ideas.
Topic: Unemployment
1. Jobs
2. Poverty
3. Salary
4. Lack of Education
5. Lack of Jobs
6. Low Salary
7. Lack of Money
8. Fresh Graduates
Methods of Brainstorming
Idea Map
It is a visual representation of ideas
and their connections with one
another.
It shows how one idea subordinates
other ideas.
Layoff Lack of Emotional
Lack of Problems
jobs money
Causes Unemployment Effects
Lack of Family
Motivation problems
Graphic Organizers
• Also referred as concept map or
diagram.
• These are visual representation of
concepts that help you structure
information into organizational
patterns.
Types of Graphic Organizers
1. Venn Diagram
This is used to compare and contrast ideas
and events. This diagram uses two or more
overlapping circles to show similar and
different attributes.
Types of Graphic Organizers
1. Venn Diagram
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Only about A
Only about
item 1 R Item 2
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Item 1 S
Item 2
Types of Graphic Organizers
2. Network Tree
This is used to represent hierarchy,
classification, and branching. It is
used in showing relationships of
scientific categories, family trees,
and even lineages.
Types of Graphic Organizers
2. Network Tree
Types of Graphic Organizers
2. Network Tree
Types of Graphic Organizers
3. Spider Map
This is also known as semantic map. This is
use to investigate and enumerate various
aspects of central idea, which could be a
concept, topic, or theme.
Types of Graphic Organizers
3. Spider Map
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TOPIC
Types of Graphic Organizers
4.Plot Diagram
This is used to map events in a story, making
it easier to analyse the major parts of the
plot.
Types of Graphic Organizers
5. Timeline
This is used to show the chronological
order of events through a long bar
labelled with dates and specific
events.
Types of Graphic Organizers
TYPES OF TIMELINE
1. Linear Timeline – shows
events that happened within a
period of time
LINEAR TIMELINE
Types of Graphic Organizers
2. Comparative Timeline
- shows two sets of events that
happened within the same
period of time.
COMPARATIVE TIMELINE
Types of Graphic Organizers
6. Series of Events Chain
This is used to show logical sequence of
events.
Types of Graphic Organizers
6. Series of Events Chain
Initiating Event
Event 1
Event 2
Final Outcome
Event 3
Types of Graphic Organizers
7. Cycle Map
This is used to describe how a series of
events interact to produce a set of results
repeatedly.
It is used when organizing information that is
circular or cyclical.
Types of Graphic Organizers
7. Cycle
Outline
An outline is a tool for organizing ideas. It is
used not only as a pre-writing strategy but
also as a post-reading activity.
Decimal Outline
It only uses numbers as labels.
Alphanumeric Outline
It only uses both letters and numbers as
labels.
Decimal Outline Alphanumeric Outline
1. I.
1.1 A.
1.2 B.
1.3 C.
2. II.
2.1 A.
2.2 1.
2.2.1 a.
2.2.2 b.
2.3 2.
IMPORTANCE OF OUTLINING
Helps you see whether your
ideas connect well
Helps achieve cohesion in writing
Makes writing systematic
Types of Outline According to Structure
Topic Outline
It uses words and phrases for its entries.
I. Positive effects of the uniform policy
A. Promotes school identity
B. Improve school security
II. Negative effects of the uniform policy
A. Inhibits learning
B. Curtails individuality
Types of Outline According to Structure
Sentence Outline
It uses complete sentences for its entries.
I. Students should not be mandated to wear uniforms because
wearing a uniform does not improve behaviour nor does it
facilitate learning.
II. Wearing uniform does not improve behaviour.
TEXT
• A large unit of written
language.
• A connected discourse
DISCOURSE
• Came from the Latin word
discursus.
• Utterance, talk, speech,
discussion and conversation.
Purpose of Discourse
• Entertain
• Inform/Instruct
• Argue
• Narrate
Types of Discourse
• Written Discourse
• Spoken Discourse
