Ai: Infographic

What is it?

Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system's ability to see patterns and trends.

Step 1: Cloze Reading

Read the one of the articles at

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Reading closely means reading for meaning and understanding. Follow these 8 steps to perform your own close reading. To begin, read your passage slowly. To begin, read your passage slowly.

Task 1: Identify any vocabulary you are unfamiliar with and look up the definition. Double check that the definition makes sense in the context of the text. Place in the first section of the email.

Task 2: Language Choice - identify any language that attracts your attention for any reason. Why do you find it interesting? Jot down your reasons in the second section of the email

Task 3: Verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs. Identify the ones you find in the passage. What do you notice? Are there any patterns? Comment on your findings in the email.

Task 4: Predictions - what might happen next? Why? Email.

Task 5: Opinions and reflections - what do you think of the story/narrators/characters? Email

Task 6: Connections - does the task remind you about your own experiences? Or other books and films? What are the similarities? email.

Task 7: Questions - note them, and remember there is no such thing as a stupid question. Try to list more open questions than closed questions in your email.

Task 8: What key themes do you think are reflected in the passage? email.

And remember it is one email, not eight.