In Task 2, you are going to learn for better
understanding of Infographics. To interpret content of an infographic, you need
to do a preview of the text. Study the following explanation carefully and
answer the questions that follow.
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PARTS OF AN INFOGRAPHICS
Informative
infographics are similar to academic texts in that it contains factual
information. The purpose may vary from informing to explaining, arguing,
appealing or others. To interpret
content of an infographic, you need to begin with previewing the text
An
infographic is a visual representation of information. It uses images and
texts to communicate messages to the reader in a concise and strategic
manner. There are four important parts of an infographic. Knowing them well
can help you read and create infographic more easily. They are;
The first impressions
¾ In the
first place, as a visual media, infographic should representative to the
message it intends to communicate with readers;
¾ Images,
colors, font types and sizes, as well as words and numbers can be used to
create the intended mood.
¾ Readers
can get the mood from the first things they are able to notice in the text.
The story
¾ The title
of infographic informs reader of the story presented in its content.
¾ Therefore,
content of infographic should consists of supporting details that are
relevant to its title.
¾ The key
information or the main points of the message is commonly presented in larger
fonts and/or striking color.
The data
¾ Supporting
details in infographics consist of data. They are commonly presented in
groups of words or graphic organizers such as tables, charts or diagrams
¾ The data
can be presented in varied forms —numbers, images, texts, or in combination—
and ways — chronological, alphabetical, geographical, categorical,
hierarchically.
¾ In
addition to well-structured presentation of information, reliability of
information is important as well. Therefore, it is required for authors to
include details on the source of information used to build up the
infographic.
The
strategy
¾ Effective
infographic will be built using particular strategy that is dependent on its
purpose and the typed of data used.
¾ On the
other hand, effective interpretation of infographcis will be built upon
readers’ understanding of these strategies.
Reference
Chibana,
N. (2015, November 20). 13 Types of Infographics: Which One Works For You?
Retrieved from http://eddaoakland.org/analyzing-and-creating-infographics/
Easel
ly. (2017, Feb 10). 7 Common Types of Infographic. YouYube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6_7zC0mB9w
Edwards,
N. (2018). Analyzing and Creating Infographics. Grade Level 7-12. Educating
for Democracy in the Digital Age (EDDA). Retrieved from http://eddaoakland.org/analyzing-and-creating-infographics/
Simpson,
N. (2013). Poster Project. SlidePlayer. Retrieved from http://slideplayer.com/slide/4343545/
Southeastern
Forests and Climate Change. (2016). Tips for Creating Informative Posters:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFO. PROJECT LEARNING TREE. Southeastern Forests and
Climate Change. Retrieved from http://sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/ee/climate/wp-content/uploads/poster_tips.pdf
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What
is the first thing that catches your eyes? Can you immediately get the
impression of the thing that the text title suggests?
Go back
to the infographics and do a closer reading on them to find answers to the
questions that follow.
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First impression:
What is the first thing that catches your eye? What might this tell you about
what you are looking at?
I am so interested at
the picture (plate) while paying attention to the title of the text. This tells
me about a good balancing food for health.
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Title:
What is the title? Does that reinforce your thoughts regarding what you thought
this was about, or change them?
The eatwell plate.
Yes. I think so.
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The story:
What is the story that the infographic is trying to tell? Is it just a
visualization, does it show change over time, is it comparing and contrasting?
It tells about the
amount of food we should eat with grouping. It is comparing the kind of food we
should eat in amount.
4
Patterns:
What are the patterns and connections visible in the infographic?
They are a categorial
infographic with text and image.
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Numbers:
What is the quantitative information presented in the infographic? What does it
tell you?
Although the
quantitative information is described with a plate, but it can make us clear
how to measure it in amount. The information is about the amount of food we
should take by comparing with other food.
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Data:
What is the data source? Use your claim testers to determine if this data
source if valid and trustworthy.
It is from Department
of Health (Government) and we can check it by visiting the govenrment website
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Audience:
Why do you think the author(s) chose to present the information in this way?
Who is their audience?
To persuade the
readers to eatwell in each day. The people in general especially people who
care to their health.
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Summarize:
Summarize the infographic in a few sentences. What is the gist of the
infographic and the most important take away points?
It informs us about
the eatwell plate is designed to make healthy eating easier. Eat foods from
each group on the eatwell plate in the correct amounts each day.
When you finish, check your answers with the key answer.
B
Read
Infographic
6 and answer the questions that follow.
Infographic 6[3]
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The emergence of
pandemic influenza A virus strains mechanisms
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First impression: What
is the first thing that catches your eyes? What might this tell you about what
you are looking at?
I am interested at pig and human but I couldn’t understand why
the title is correlated with the pig before reading in details.
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Title: What
is the title? Does that reinforce your thoughts regarding what you thought this
was about, or change them?
It is the emergence of pandemic influenza A virus strains
mechanisms. It should be changed, It should be “Pig and Chicken around human in
influenza A virus strains mechanisms”.
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The story: What
is the story that the infographic is trying to tell? Is it just a visualization,
does it show change over time, is it comparing and contrasting?
It tells about the
mechanism the spread of the virus between the human environment and its
surroundings such as chickens and pigs.
4
Patterns: What
are the patterns and connections visible in the infographic?
It is a cronological
text and images.
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Numbers: What
is the quantitative information presented in the infographic? What does it tell
you?
I couldn’t find the quantitative information at this infographic
because there is no numbers information.
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Data: What
is the data source? Use your claim testers to determine if this data source if
valid and trustworthy.
It is from Nature
Publishing Group in 2006. I think it is valid because of the legal institution.
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Audience: Why
do you think the author(s) chose to present the information in this way? Who is
their audience?
To inform the readers about the mechanism of this virus. Their
audience are general people in society, health stakeholders, breeder.
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Summarize: Summarize
the infographic in a few sentences. What is the gist of the infographic and the
most important take away points?
Influenza A viruses of
pigs and birds have infected humans with each of these so-called zoonotic
infections provides an opportunity for virus adaptation to the new host.
Fortunately, most of these human infections do not yield viruses with the
ability of sustained human-to-human transmission.
When you finish, check your answers with the key answer.
C
Read Infographic 7 and answer the questions
that follow.
Infographic 7[4]
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First impression: What
is the first thing that catches your eyes? What might this tell you about what
you are looking at?
I am so interested at
this map with the reader round the world title. It might tell us about the
reading habits in the country.
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Title: What
is the title? Does that reinforce your thoughts regarding what you thought this
was about, or change them?
Readers round the
world.
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The story: What
is the story that the infographic is trying to tell? Is it just a
visualization, does it show change over time, is it comparing and contrasting?
It tells about the
reading habits are depending on the country. It contains texts and images
comparing the reading habits depending the country.
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Patterns: What
are the patterns and connections visible in the infographic?
The patterns are
chronological, geographical, and categorial with numbers and image.
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Numbers: What
is the quantitative information presented in the infographic? What does it tell
you?
It is presented with
the percetage of reading habits depending the country. It tells me about
reading habits with time of reading, the type of book, gender, and age.
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Data: What
is the data source? Use your claim testers to determine if this data source if
valid and trustworthy.
It is from Superjob.ru.
It should be checked by visiting the website to find out the validity,
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Audience: Why
do you think the author(s) chose to present the information in this way? Who is
their audience?
To describe and
compare the reading habits of readers around the world depending on the
country. The audiences are from general people, especially academics,
govenrment, librarian, book publisher and writers.
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Summarize: Summarize
the infographic in a few sentences. What is the gist of the infographic and the
most important take away points?
It shows us
the reading habits are depending on the country you live in. This
infographic presents most avid readers in the world. In India, people spend
with a book more than 10 hours a week. In the top five countries, there are
also Thailand, China, Philippines, Egypt, and the Czech Republic. United States
is in the fourth group (marked in yellow color), together with Canada, Germany,
and Italy. Readers in these countries read between 5 and 6 hours a week.
When you finish, check your answers with the key answer.
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