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ISI4E3-English for Academic Writing Purposes

Brainstorming in Writing an
Essay

Department of Information System

School of Industrial Engineering
Telkom University
Course Learning Outcomes - CLOs
CLO 01
use simple and compound
sentences in present and past
tenses, present continuous, and
present perfect tense to
present some interesting facts
about skills and abilities in the
form of a short paragraph with
“intermediate mid” fluency level.
CLO 02
use simple, compound, and complex
sentences in present tense, present
continuous tense, and present
perfect tense to present interesting
facts about the roles of information
system in our lives today in the form
of a short paragraph with
“intermediate-high” fluency level.
CLO 03
state their opinions with relevant
and interesting proofs related to
their innovative technology
creations in the form of 3-5
paragraph essay using present
tense, present continuous tense,
present perfect tense, and past
tense with “low-advanced” fluency
level.
3. Our Inventions for a Global Problem

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Essay Writing Processes

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 Brainstorming
What is it?
 A process of idea
generation.
 A gathering of ideas from
your brain onto paper.
 Brainstorming
Why do we need it?
• It is the best way to collect your
thoughts.
• It’s helpful for writing
organization.
• It ensures only quality ideas are
used in the essay.
 Brainstorming

How to do a brainstorming?

Listing
Clustering
Asking questions
Browsing resources
Example of Listing

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Example of Clustering

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Example of Asking Questions

Aristole’s Questions Reporter’s Questions

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Example of Browsing Resources
1. Search engine
2. Conversations with family, friends,
classmates, lecturers, and other people in
your social circles.
3. Social media conversations
4. Hashtags
5. Popular site posts
6. Blog comments
7. News and announcements
8. Recent studies
Global Issues in Indonesia

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 Global Issues in Indonesia
Politics:
Corruptions

Economy: Education:
Unemployment Poor infrastructure

Economy: Education: Digital

Income inequality divide
 Global Issues in Indonesia
Environment:
Over-exploitation of
Marine Resources

Environment: Environment:
Traffic Congestion Garbage Management

Environment: Environment:
Deforestation Reliable Water
 Essay Topic:
An invention that will completely transform
Indonesian society

We believe that our invention will completely

transform Indonesian society
Brainstorming
 Online Brainstorming Tools:
Individual
Bubbl.us:
https://bubbl.us

Freeplane:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeplane/

Popplet:
https://www.popplet.com/
Thebrain:
https://www.thebrain.com/
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 Brainstorming:
Problem Identification

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 Brainstorming:
Proposed Solution to the Problem

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 Online Brainstorming Tools:
Collaborative

Coggle:
https://coggle.it/on

MindMeister:
https://www.mindmeister.com/

WiseMapping:
http://www.wisemapping.com/
 Brainstorming Tools

Davis, S. (2020). 14 Free Brainstorming Tools To Facilitate Innovation. Retrieved on

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https://tallyfy.com/brainstorming-tools/#Collaborative_Mind_Mapping
 Brainstorming Ideas

Trucano, M. (2017). 20 innovative edtech projects from around the world. Retrieved on
September 17th, 2020 from https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/20-innovative-edtech-
projects-around-world
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