Hunter’s information structure maps

(ISmaps)

Lawrie HunterKochi University of Technologyhttp://www.core.kochi-tech.ac.

jp/hunter/

Information structures based curriculum

Critical ThinkingAsahi Press 2001

A writing and presentation workbook,

6 units (6 genres) in 30 lessons

Say What You MeanKUT Press 2006

A writing and mapping workbook,

5 units (5 genres) in 30 lessons

Thinking in EnglishA writing and

presentationmapping text/workbook,5 units (5 genres)

in 30 lessons

Hunter’s infostructure maps

Description

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Description Classification

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My friend

Canadian

Englishteacher

57

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CLASSIFICATION

Cars

sedansstationwagonscoupes

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old

COMPARISON (relative)

TokyoCalcutta

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COMPARISON (by attribute)

red

M’s car K’s car

white

3 years old

new

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SEQUENCE

find a

bank machine

put in your

bank card

follow the

directions

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SEQUENCE structure signals

ThenFirst and

find a

bank machine

put in your

bank card

follow the

directions

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SEQUENCE

slice a tomato

toast two slices of bread

ThenFirst and

tear some

lettuce

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CAUSE-EFFECT

heavy

rainI...late

for school

bus was cancelle

d

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Use the infostructure links to map the text.

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Power generating systems

Generalprocess:

boilNH3

Makesteam

Rotateturbines

Generateelectricity

Boil aliquid

older typeplants

OTECplants

boilH2O

seawaterheat

fossil orN-heat

steam20C

steam500C

lowpower

highpower

zeroenergy cost

highenergy cost

hunter systems

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This system has good enough coverage (80%+)of the information structuresin technical document contentto be a graphical pattern language.

hunter’s tools:iconic?

granular enough?

sufficientcoverage?