GRAF #5
Brainstorming an
I-Search topic reaction
Every person processes information and experiences
creativity differently. Developing a plan of attack for an I-Search topic is
one such example. One method is to
brainstorm a variety of possible topics by listing individual words as they
come to mind, looking for a pattern to develop, then focusing on the details
(in the form of questions) of what might
be included in the final I-search. This
is a valid and useful way to get creative juices flowing, opening the mind to
hidden possibilities. Though, personally,
I tend to think in more broad and varied terms to help me decide what subject I
would like to explore, allowing them to mull for a time within my brain, mixing
with my life’s experiences and curiosities, seeing what eventually emerges,
then refining them as to the exact details of a particular topic that I might
want to explore. Questions may never
consciously come to mind, but answers will eventually be discovered in the
process. Who is to say that one method
is better than another? Each of us is
unique, which is part of what makes life so interesting. And so, while I may never use your exact
method, it definitely has merit and parts may be incorporated into my own
method as I progress with this course.
You're right, of course--the method in this case is far less important than the payoff of a good topic. I don't really care how you get to the goal, but just offer the list style brainstorm as one possibility.
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