Lesson 13 — Activity 2:

Brainstorming


 

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Successful research and writing involves building on what you already know.

One method of coming up with ideas is to brainstorm. When people brainstorm, they think about all they know about a topic first. This gets ideas flowing. Brainstorming means jotting all your ideas on paper (or on your computer) — even the ones you think are silly! When you begin to write things, keep your notes short.



Brainstorming is an important aspect of any research project or any type of work that you have to do. You can brainstorm alone or with others. You can talk to other students, teachers, and parents. Often, another person will have ideas that you might not have thought of. This will help you decide which direction you want to take with your report.

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Self-check!


One style of brainstorming is to create a web. You might be familiar with this type of brainstorming. Here is an example of a web for the career "teacher":

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You will not be doing any writing for this Self-check Activity — that part will come in the next assignment. For this activity, just get your brain going — think about everything you know about the career you chose in the previous assignment. Remember, no idea is off limits! When you brainstorm, everything counts! When you are ready and you have lots of ideas flowing, go to the assignment on the next page to start putting your ideas into a web!