(1) Brainstormed Ideas On Television
Below is a list of ideas about television which were produced by brainstorming different aspects of television. Your task is to practice convergent thinking by grouping similar ideas together. Look for thoughts or ideas that appear to fit together, then identify the category or group these ideas represent. Give a label or "heading" to each of the categories you identify. You should identify 3 - 5 categories.
Almost everyone has a TV today
Cartoons for children
Entertainment
Informs people with news
Violence
Unrealistic programs
Millions of people watch TV
Waste of time
Baseball
Advertising
Educational
Football
Most families have more than one TV
Romantic stories
Record shows with VCR
Makes me lazy
Average person spends 3 hours a day watching TV
Golf
Insults viewers' intelligence
(2) Using your brainstormed list and freewriting samples from "Activities in Divergent Thinking," identify the main sections or categories of information you would include in your synopsis for the job you are seeking. Give each section a label or heading. Keep in mind the principles of organizing.
(3) Select two of the main categories from #2 above. Using your brainstormed list and freewriting samples from "Activities in Divergent Thinking," identify the key sub-points you would include under each main category. What are the key aspects of each main category you would write about?