1.02 Methods of Organizing Information-Graphic Organizer Directions: Fill in key word descriptions and examples as teacher discusses each method of organizing information. Method of Description Example (Answers Will Vary) Organizing Information Items of a sequence can be Alphabetical is a logical way to Indexed order arranged by some familiar arrange a booklet on vitamins (A, e.g., Alphabetical characteristic. The most common B, B1, and so on) or a directory is alphabetical. of company employees. A method of organization in which You can present events in the actions or events are presented as order in which they happened. they occur (or occurred) in time. Chronological History books are written this Information presented in time way. sequence, either forward or backward, is chronological You can use this format in The lead paragraph summarizes Inverted pyramid journal articles, letters, memos, the story, and the following (aka anticlimactic and reports. Useful for ranking paragraphs present the facts in order) items (such as candidates, where order of decreasing importance. the best are placed first). It is frequently used in a sales The arrangement of details or pitch or for increasing motivation Climatic order ideas in order of increasing gradually. Designed to impel (aka clincher order) importance or force: the principle immediate action or leave a of saving the best for last. sweet taste in the reader’s mouth. A method of organization in which Geographical organization is details are presented as they are illustrated by the division of a Spatial/Geographical (or were) located in space--such business into sales by state, Order of location as, from left to right or from top to county, or city. bottom. For difficult, technical, or abstract topics, the best plan of organization is often from simple Order of increasing difficulty to complex. Simple to Complex (aka progressive level of Good teachers, for example, disclosure) with simple, basic concepts and proceed to more complex topics. For example, a report written to This plan supplies examples, convince management to fund an stories, facts, or reasons first and Inductive (indirect) employee fitness program might then draws conclusions from begin with the advantages of a them. fitness program. After
1.02 Methods of Organizing Information-Graphic Organizer Directions: Fill in key word descriptions and examples as teacher discusses each method of organizing information. Method of Organizing Information Description Example (Answers Will Vary) Indexed order e.g., Alphabetical Items of a sequence can be arranged by some familiar characteristic. The most common is alphabetical. Alphabetical is a logical way to arrange a booklet on vitamins (A, B, B1, and so on) or a directory of company employees. Chronological A method of organization in which actions or events are presented as they occur (or occurred) in time. Information presented in time sequence, either forward or backward, is chronological You can present events in the order in which they happened. History books are written this way. Inverted pyramid (aka anticlimactic order) The lead paragraph summarizes the story, and the following paragraphs present the facts in order of decreasing importance. You can use this format in journal articles, letters, memos, and reports. Useful for ranking items (such as candidates, where the best are placed first). Climatic order (aka clincher order) The arrangement of details or ideas in order of increasing importance or force: the principle of saving the best for last. It is frequently used in a sales pitch or for increasing motivation gradually. Designed to impel immediate action or leave a sweet taste in the reader’s mouth. Spatial/Geographical Order of location A method of organization in which details are presented as they are (or were) located in space--such as, from left to right or from top to bottom. Geographical organization is illustrated by the division of a business into sales by state, county, or city. Simple to Complex Order of increasing difficulty (aka progressive level of disclosure) For difficult, technical, or abstract topics, the best plan of organization is often from simple to complex. Good teachers, for example, with simple, basic concepts and proceed to more complex topics. Inductive (indirect) This plan supplies examples, stories, facts, or reasons first and then draws conclusions from them. For example, a report written to convince management to fund an employee fitness program might begin with the advantages of a fitness program. After
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