Graphic Text Features

Text Features-Graphics

Today we will

Evaluate the purpose of visual displays for communicating information.

Create a visual display to support a claim.

First, lets review graphs and their different purposes.

There is no one size fits all for graphs or charts! They all are used for different purposes when communicating information.

Multiple Choice

What type of graph is this?

• flow chart

• line graph

• bar graph

• pie chart

Bar Graph

Bar graphs often compare quantities within categories.

Multiple Choice

What type of graph is this?

• pie chart

• bar graph

• flow chart

• line graph

Line Graphs

Line graphs show change in quantities over time.

Multiple Choice

What type of graph is this?

• pie chart

• flow chart

• line graph

• bar graph

Pie Chart

Pie graphs or circle graphs show proportions by dividing a circle into different sections.

Multiple Choice

What type of graph is this?

• line graph

• pie chart

• flow chart

• bar graph

Reading Graphics

Graphics need to be read as closely as print texts. Here are some tips for reading graphics:

• Read the title. It tells you what the graphic is about.

• Read the labels. Headings, subheadings, and numbers tell you what the graphic is about and describe the specific information given for each category of the graphic.

• Analyze other features. Follow arrows and lines to understand the direction or order of events or steps. Read numbers carefully, noting how amounts or intervals of time increase or decrease. If there is a key, pay attention to why different colors are used.

Turn-and-talk

What type of graph is this?

What are your first thoughts about the graphic?

Are you surprised by any of the data presented in this graphic?

Turn-and-Talk

• Based on your own experience, do you think the data in the graphic is accurate?

• What data surprised you in this graphic?

Turn-and-Talk

• What type of graph is this?

• What are your first thoughts about the graphic?

• What could be a title for this graphic?

Open Ended

Answer the following questions...

1. What does the whole circle represent? What do the slices represent?

2. Make a prediction about what each category means' What does the author mean by passive consumption, communication, interactive consumption, and creation?

Open Ended

Answer the following questions...

1. What do the numbers with colons represent? What do the percentages represent?

2. Who spends more time on devices each day, tweens or teens? How much time do they spend?

3. What does the row at the bottom show? Why did the author include the last row?

Open Ended

Answer the following questions...

1. What information does the graphic show?

2. Why did the author choose to display the information this way?