3.1 Read About Social Responsibility
3.1J Infographics
This lesson features infographics that help us to answer both parts of the question: How can we contribute to community and care for the environment?
Infographics are a popular way of sharing information. They are used everywhere; in newspapers, magazines, advertising, and websites. But what is an infographic? Watch this video (that is basically a moving infographic) and learn:
They can show different text structures, including:
- Description: Describes a person, place, thing, or idea.
- Cause and Effect: A cause plus possible effects OR an effect with possible causes.
- Problem and Solutions: An issue is presented and a one or more potential ways to fix it are explained.
- Sequence: Anything that is written in steps or in order of appearance.
- Compare and Contrast: The similarities (compare) and differences (contrast) between two or more subjects.
Each infographic below has a very different "theme" related to social responsibility. As you explore infographics about contributing to the community and caring for the environment, you will:
- Decide text structure is used on each infographic.
- Summarize the big idea and main points of each infographic.
- Then, reflect. What makes a good infographic? Which topic from the four infographics do you care about the most? Why?
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Use the links to the infographics to complete the activity in your Learning Guide. Complete the Reflections in the Learning Guide. Then complete the online "Text Structures" Quiz. |