You will notice that many these students have elevated the mind map to an art form, however, knowing how to draw well is not necessary to take advantage of a mind map. The use of color and images in these beautiful prewriting maps help the writer to generate ideas about what they want to write about. This is a very effective technique for problem-solving as well, and, it's just a lot of fun.
Mind maps on a variety of different subjects.
Note that when choosing a broad topic like "life," the mind map can focus thoughts and help the writer to narrow down the topic into a manageable scope.
You can see how this student uses color and art to generate her ideas about art.
Another great use of background shading.
Note that when choosing a broad topic like "life," the mind map can focus thoughts and help the writer to narrow down the topic into a manageable scope.