Categorizing
 Creating
order
Categorizing
often
follows
brainstorming.
You
start
with
notes
or
ideas
on
a
page.
This
is
a
useful
way
to
organise
your
ideas.
First
you
should
look
for
connections
between
topics.
As
more
connections
are
spotted,
general
groups
will
emerge.
You
should
put
your
items
into
these
logical
groups.
The
topics
might
belong
together
because
of
some
connection:
Cars, trains, aeroplanes - are all forms of TRANSPORT
Suspect, detective, victim - are linked by CRIME
Hip-hop, Folk, Garage - are all types of MUSIC
Your
job
is
to
detect
these
general
groups.
You
then
put
your
other
topics
in
them
-
if
they
will
fit.
Some
items
might
not
fit
into
any
group.
Put
these
to
one
side.
Either
add
them
at
a
later
stage,
or
leave
them
out.
Three
or
four
clear
groups
are
better
than
a
mixture
of
several.
Structure
The
order
of
the
parts
might
be
created
by:
- steps
in
a
sequence
- increasing
size
of
topics
- items
of
equal
size
- chronological
order
- sequence
in
a
story
- groups
of
similar
sort
Good structure
will
strengthen
even
the
weakest
ideas. Bad structure
will
undermine
even
the
best
ideas. |
