In this cluster, I organized my thoughts into two main groups: ideas that support the experimentation on genetically modified human embryos, and ideas that oppose this. These groups are further broken down to elaborate on (1) who the major speakers/writers are, (2) what media platform they are using to make their voices heard, (3) what they are saying about the controversy, and finally (4) what values and ideologies they believe are most important. Both sides of the controversy are broken down in this way.
The cluster for this controversy can be found here.
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| Chandra, Swati, "Screenshot of my cluster." 09/11/15 via Coggle. |
Reflection
Overall, these clusters reminded me that each person's thought process is different. Some people like including lots of details, while others only include the brief explanations for each point. I found that clusters are meaningful and helpful, but only if you organize your thoughts in a way that works for you. The way I think is different from everyone else's, and these clusters reflect that.
Victoria's cluster was very detailed, as she had a detailed explanation for each category. Even though it was so detailed, I really liked how organized it was. I personally only included brief statements in my cluster, because putting a lot of information into these types of brainstorming activities usually only ends up confusing me. However, I might consider adding a little more detail next time, like Victoria did.
Alex's cluster was very similar to mine. He set up his cluster in a way that each category was covered, and only included brief explanations for each. This is how I usually like to set up my clusters as well, since I don't like crowding my brainstorming too much.
It appears that we both used the same platform to compose our clusters! You're cluster was very reader friendly. I really liked the questions you posed with your sub topics. This made for great connectivity and assistance for the reader. By reading your cluster, I feel a much better understanding of your controversy. My cluster is set up in a similar way, but am lacking the effect of questions. I covered the main topics and included a sufficing amount of detail. Your thought process in this post is well displayed.
ReplyDeleteIts good to see another person with the same format. I like how you used oppositions in your cluster. Its cool to see the two differing opinions. I also like how you went into detail about each of the opinions, along with the various authors and other media platforms! Good Piece!
ReplyDeleteI really appreciated that you gave background to your sources, it helped me to understand their importance in the debate. Your map itself is formatted very well and touches down on everything we were asked. I noticed that the types of media used for either side revels how they address the issue. Those defending were all very factual and scientific based platforms while those criticizing used more social media to connect to peoples emotions and be more personal. Just an interesting trend I noticed.
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