INDEPENDENT READING BOOK INFOGRAPHIC

Name: ______BOOK TITLE: ______

  1. LEARN: Read through the infographic PPT.
  1. TYPE: Check off the type of infographic you will create (see the list below).
  • How to
  • Evaluation
  • Informative
  • Compare/Contrast
  • Top Ten
  • Brief History/Overview of…
  1. TOPIC: What specific topic will your infographic be about?
  1. RESEARCH: Research a few sources about your book/topic. Work to find typical infographic information (statistics, demographics, facts, etc.) as you research.
  1. CHART: Read your sources and complete this sheet in order to record ideas and information you could incorporate into your infographic.

SOURCE IDENTIFICATION
(type of source, title, and author) / SOURCE INFORMATION
(2-3 ideas/pieces of information from the source that you could use in your infographic)
Type of Source (circle one): website book/article
visual video
Title of Source:
Author/Creator of Source: / ˚
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Type of Source (circle one): website book/article
visual video
Title of Source:
Author/Creator of Source: / ˚
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  1. PLAN: Remember that infographics tell stories visually in a three-part format. Complete the prompts below to plan your infographic.

INTRODUCTION – WHAT WILL MAKE YOUR AUDIENCE WANT TO READ YOUR INFOGRAPHIC?: Include a list below of information regarding your book/topic that you will use in your introduction to give a reason for the audience to care about the information.

MAIN EVENT/AH-HA – WHAT WILL YOUR AUDIENCE LEARN FROM YOUR INFOGRAPHIC?: Include a list below of the new information/new way to think about your book/topic that is the main event of your infographic.

CONCLUSION – WHAT WILL YOUR AUDIENCE BE COMPELLED TO DO AFTER READING YOUR INFOGRAPHIC?: Include a list below of the information you will use to bring closure, often a “call to action,” to your infographic (such as an invitation to read another book written by the same author or related to the topic, to watch a related film, to visit a related website, etc.).

  1. CREATE: Create your infographic. You can use PPT slides (see my teacher site for a PPT with sample layouts – you can save the PPT, delete the ones you don’t want, and then work from the one you select) or an online infographic template like Piktochart or Easel.ly (please note: for online infographic template sites, you often have to make an account).
  1. ANALYZE: Complete a GAPSTone analysis chart. See me for a hard copy to write on or see my teacher site for a digital copy to type directly into and print.