Introduction
Generic planning process using graphic organisers
Part 1: Thinking skills, graphic organisers, writing tasks
Lower Order Thinking Skills
Thinking Level 1 - Knowledge [remembering] Plan and write using graphic organisers:
a. Note-taking
b. Story Map
c. Timeline
Thinking Level 2 - Comprehension [understanding]
Plan and write using graphic organisers:
a. Concept Map - Spider Map
b. Concept Map - Hierarchical Map
c. Table
Thinking Level 3 - Application [transferring information]
Plan and write using graphic organisers:
a. Flow Chart
b. Persuasion Map
c. Storyboard
d. Y Chart
Higher Order Thinking Skills
Thinking Level 4 - Analysis [breaking down information]
Plan and write using graphic organisers:
a. Venn Diagram
b. Ranking Ladder
c. Sociogram
d. For and Against Chart
e. SWOT Analysis
f. Cause and Effect - Fishbone Map
Thinking Level 5 - Evaluation [judging information]
Plan and write using graphic organisers:
a. PMI Chart
b. Balance Bar/Scale of Bias
c. Effects Wheel
d. Reflective Questioning
e. Socratic Questioning
Thinking Level 6 - Creation [producing new information] Plan and write using graphic organisers:
a. Reframing Matrix
b. Scamper Chart
c. Lotus Diagram
Multi Skills
A combination of several thinking levels [e.g. remembering, understanding, analysing,
synthesising/creating, evaluating/reflecting]
Plan and write using graphic organisers:
a. Mind Map
b. KWL
c. A-Z Organiser
d. Planning Matrix
e. Issues Map
f. 5W's + H
g. Reflective Journal
Part 2: Writing Revision
General guidelines
a. Simple sentences
b. Compound and complex sentences
c. Paragraphs
d. Editing
