Reverse-Engineer this Infographic
Essay: http://dailyinfographic.com/a-century-of-chairs-infographic
For the infographic essay assigned to your group (only do one essay, do not do all of them)
1) Outline the infographic essay
paragraph-by-paragraph as if it were a traditional, text-written essay
• Introduction: emphasize the importance of chairs
• Body: a picture about almost all kinds of chairs
2) Provide the Rhetorical Situation of this essay
● Purpose: to make audience know various types of chairs
● Audience: who is interested in chairs or who wants to buy chairs
● Stance: neutral
● Genre: analysis essay
● media/design: text and picture
3) While you are only outlining the essay--not writing it word-for-word--you can still get a feeling for what this essay would look like. How is the infographic different from the traditional essay you outlined?
Infographic is more clear and detail. infographic is more eye-catching and it’s easier for us to focus on and remember what the writer want to show us different from the traditional essay the infographic is more flexible as you can design it in your own way with colors, shapes,messages, even your own logo. Infographic use less words as some description part can be left out by using the graphic. through infographic, we can see the trends and the patterns of information.
4) Strengths and weaknesses of the infographic: what does the infographic do better than the essay? What does the essay do better than the infographic?
simplify, more direct, make the essay more vivid and interesting ; more specific details about ideas and discussions, more academic and serious.
5) How does this qualify as an essay and not a series of pictures?
This is a brief, non-fiction composition that describe, clarify, argue, and analyze a subject. as infographic not only has pictures but also contains words to deliver information and express ideas to the readers.
Essay: http://dailyinfographic.com/a-century-of-chairs-infographic
For the infographic essay assigned to your group (only do one essay, do not do all of them)
1) Outline the infographic essay
paragraph-by-paragraph as if it were a traditional, text-written essay
• Introduction: emphasize the importance of chairs
• Body: a picture about almost all kinds of chairs
2) Provide the Rhetorical Situation of this essay
● Purpose: to make audience know various types of chairs
● Audience: who is interested in chairs or who wants to buy chairs
● Stance: neutral
● Genre: analysis essay
● media/design: text and picture
3) While you are only outlining the essay--not writing it word-for-word--you can still get a feeling for what this essay would look like. How is the infographic different from the traditional essay you outlined?
Infographic is more clear and detail. infographic is more eye-catching and it’s easier for us to focus on and remember what the writer want to show us different from the traditional essay the infographic is more flexible as you can design it in your own way with colors, shapes,messages, even your own logo. Infographic use less words as some description part can be left out by using the graphic. through infographic, we can see the trends and the patterns of information.
4) Strengths and weaknesses of the infographic: what does the infographic do better than the essay? What does the essay do better than the infographic?
simplify, more direct, make the essay more vivid and interesting ; more specific details about ideas and discussions, more academic and serious.
5) How does this qualify as an essay and not a series of pictures?
This is a brief, non-fiction composition that describe, clarify, argue, and analyze a subject. as infographic not only has pictures but also contains words to deliver information and express ideas to the readers.
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