This site from the University of Richmond provides information on the subject of clustering. "Clustering is a type of prewriting that allows you to explore many ideas as soon as they occur to you." This handout explains the principles of...

Explains clustering and its advantages as a pre-writing exercise.

Explains nine methods for developing ideas for writing, including freewriting, brainstorming, clustering/mapping, maintaining a personal journal, responding to a text, maintaining a response journal, responding to a specific assignment,...

This tutorial focuses on choosing a topic and narrowing or expanding the focus to fit the requirements for a research paper. It provides tips like clustering, using a Venn Diagram, Google Scholar, etc. to find and narrow the topic. It...

Cross-curricular online resource on the book "Catherine Called Birdy," by Karen Cushman. Includes discussion questions and engaging learning activities.

This handbook provides step-by-step modules to help you develop an appropriate business writing style. It also gives you rules for punctuation and "plain English." Answers are provided for exercises. PDF document.

An excellent tip sheet on how to group information after brainstorming and prewriting.

This page is a math home page that includes information on all topics of probability and statistics.

This handout describes brainstorming as " taking advantage of your natural thinking processes by gathering your brain's energies into a 'storm.'" Learn how to use brainstorming techniques to gather ideas before you begin a project or to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson uses clustering to explore the concept of mean, median, and mode of a set of data and calculates the arithmetic mean.

Contains a definition for what cluster sampling is, when it is used, and also provides an example situation for when it would be used.

An encyclopedia entry on cluster sampling details what it is, how it is different from stratified sampling, and provides a discussion on geographical cluster sampling.

[Free Registration/Login Required] After this lesson, students will be able to solve problems using a variety of mental math strategies.

This process seems very involved, but there are good ideas for getting started on your creative writing if you're stuck at the brainstorming stage.

A collection of pre-formatted graphic organizers that you can integrate into activities and lesson plans or use by themselves.

The property numbers more than 30 islands clustered in three groups and covers surface area of 7,939 hectares. The islands offer a variety of landscapes and are home to a wealth of fauna, including the Bonin Flying Fox, a critically...