Middle school students will learn to write procedural texts, using infographics by discovering procedural writing fundamentals, examining visually appealing media's lasting effect, and creating a procedural infographic using various graphic organizers, rubrics, and anchor charts. They have the option to make their work digitally, using Canva.
Approximately 65% of students are visual learners (according to Google). Infographics are one of the most effective visual learning aids you can utilize in the classroom because they're easier to read than conventional informational texts. Most junior, intermediate, and high school teachers would agree that infographics are a great way of displaying information as they are visually appealing. They're perfect for differentiating learning as well.
Incorporating infographics in your classroom helps students think critically about a topic, data set, or complex idea. They entice your students to logically organize information and look at a set of data from a different perspective. Infographics are an excellent way for teachers to meet literacy standards, regardless of where they teach.
✬In this resource, you will find:
- Notes on procedural writing
- Notes on infographics
- An example of an infographic (the perfect sandwich) Students will have to make my infographic better, using the information I provided
- A mini-assignment (create an infographic) on paper or online, using Canva.
- Graphic organizers (brainstorm, rough draft)
- Student checklist
- A rubric
- A mini-poster for the classroom / their notebooks
- Link/QR code to a YouTube video that explains how to create infographics on Canva.
I've also included a cover page for their journals (to mimic having a book/dossier on this topic)