Infographic

A Simple Guide into the World of Dance

Lucy Castelli, 7th grade

Drakes Creek Middle School

Infographic

I have studied different forms of dance since I was four years old. Dance has a special place in my heart so I decided to create an infographic all about different types of dance

To begin, I started with a blank template in the infographic section on Piktochart.

I then started planning out what my infographic was going to look like, I started with the color scheme.

I decided to go with pink as pink is commonly associated with ballet tights and ballet flats. To find the right shade of pink, I googled a color chart and found the color code FE7F9C. It was the perfect shade of pink! Next, I needed a color to compliment the pink. I decided to go with gray as gray pairs nicely with pink. The gray color I used was in Piktochart.

From the beginning, I knew I wanted the theme of my infographic to be simplistic and not over the top with colors. That’s why I chose a peachy colored box for my title to be in.

Types of Dance

The next step was choosing the three dances I wanted to focus on. I chose ballet, jazz, and tap because these are the three I have studied the longest. I researched simple explanations for each of these dance types.

Then, I looked for pictures to go with each dance type to help the viewer visualize the different types of dance. I looked for images in the Piktochart program. I also looked in google images.

Where They Came From

The second section explains how each of the dance types came to be. I researched and wrote a summary of their origins, I decided upon the idea of making a timeline for this section instead of inserting pictures. I made a simple timeline in the same text fonts I had used for the rest of the infographic so it would look uniform.

Dance Terminology

This section is all about dance terms. Since I dance, I already knew what terms I would use: plie, releve, and leap. I typed a simple definition and I googled a picture for each term.

While searching for images, I made sure all of the photos I used in my infographic were labeled for reuse. To be a good digital citizen, I made sure to cite my sources for my images and summaries.

Overall, I am very happy with my infographic! I loved creating an infographic that spreads the word about the dance community!

Citations:

Jazz Information: http://danceelektra.com/what-is-jazz-dance/

History of Jazz: https://dance.lovetoknow.com/History_of_Jazz_Dance

History of Ballet: https://www.atlantaballet.com/resources/brief-history-of-ballet

Tap Picture: https://images.app.goo.gl/ugKc357wE2NZFsj4A

Jazz Picture: https://images.app.goo.gl/f7ipq4qqctPm3ADD8

Tap Picture: http://www.theatredance.com/tap/

Releve Picture: https://images.app.goo.gl/RVJVamKmV3PmFneCA

Plie Picture: https://images.app.goo.gl/35R65y1hmvUPbzeR8

Leap Picture: https://images.app.goo.gl/Qcqq3QtRLHbXK2Fc7

Click HERE to view my Infographic

The Boston Massacre

Finley Johnson, 8th grade

Drakes Creek Middle School

Infographic

In social studies class we were given an assignment for the events that lead to the American Revolution. We needed to include the who, what, when, where, and why of our event. The event I chose to research was The Boston Massacre. I decided to create an Infographic to share my information.

To create my Infographic I used the free program, Piktochart. To start, I logged in using my school Google account. I went to find templates and clicked on poster. Then I clicked create a new poster. Once the poster was created, I went to the icon text and scrolled through the images under text frame. I chose the one that said present your idea. There were 5 different color options and to make my Infographic more visually appealing, I used all of them. The options given were red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. I also added the text box that said START your own business. I chose the blue one. Then I chose the title.

I centered the title and named the Infographic “The Boston Massacre.” Then I added five text boxes and titled them Who, What, When, Where, and Why so that I could share all of my information in a logical format. I added the textbox choice subtitle 2 underneath the Who, What, and Why sections. This made the informational text bigger and editable.

I used the Montserrat font and font size 17. For the When section, I used the font, Sanchez with a font size of 48.2. I used the same font for the Where section, but I used a font size of 29. In the START your own business text box I titled it SOURCES and added my information and image source links in that section.

Sources:

https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.html

https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/boston_massacre.php

https://www.bostonhistory.org/bots-blog/2017/1/17/the-boston-massacre

https://www.history.com/news/the-boston-massacre-245-years-ago

https://thebostonmassacre70.weebly.com/the-boston-massacre.html

Click HERE to view my Infographic

Report abuse