Some information in your map may fit more than one map 'branch'.

Use colours to identify themes and relationships.

Change the style, size or colour of items to represent important content.

Adding new information to your current map layout encourages you to engage with the content so you can decide if it needs to be included and where it fits in your structure.

Link new content to your current map – ideas should always be connected to something else in the mind map.

Use key words or images to represent each piece of information.

This is a great chance to explore specific topics more deeply. Continue breaking each section down and adding links between subjects to create smaller, specific mind maps on the page.

Add key ideas to your map by writing their headings on the page and drawing a connecting line between them and your main heading.

Your subject could be a topic or idea, or information from a text. Your content will link to your subject and spread out from the main heading. Write your map subject in the middle of your page.

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