Adding Visual Elements to Adding Visual Elements to Your Senior Graduation Your Senior Graduation

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Senior Graduation ProjectSenior Graduation Project What is a visual?What is a visual?

GraphsGraphs ChartsCharts Political cartoonsPolitical cartoons AdsAds

How to use them in your SGPHow to use them in your SGP Explain what argument the visual is making, what facts are Explain what argument the visual is making, what facts are

presented, what the chart/graph showspresented, what the chart/graph shows You need to have You need to have at leastat least one visual in your paper, one visual in your paper,

preferably two (one chart/graph/ad and one political preferably two (one chart/graph/ad and one political cartoon)cartoon)

Visuals can strengthen your argument and/or help you Visuals can strengthen your argument and/or help you clarify what you’re going to say, as they are usually easy clarify what you’re going to say, as they are usually easy to understand and make a clear pointto understand and make a clear point

Topic: Lowering the drinking ageTopic: Lowering the drinking age

What side of the What side of the argument does this argument does this graph support?graph support?

How accurate do you How accurate do you think the chart is?think the chart is? It is four and a half It is four and a half

years oldyears old It is from a non profit It is from a non profit

institutioninstitution

Same TopicSame Topic

This graph is from the This graph is from the same websitesame website This shows the This shows the

percentages of 83 percentages of 83 countries with minimum countries with minimum drinking age lawsdrinking age laws

Reliable sourceReliable source However, these visuals However, these visuals

aren’t labeled, so you’d aren’t labeled, so you’d have to add a captionhave to add a caption

Topic: Texting while drivingTopic: Texting while driving

This is a really good This is a really good choice of visualchoice of visual Has a labelHas a label Sponsored by a Sponsored by a

reputable sourcereputable source Clear to readClear to read Excellent informationExcellent information

Political CartoonsPolitical Cartoons Political cartoons are also Political cartoons are also

a great visual to use in a great visual to use in your paperyour paper

You have to ask similar You have to ask similar questions:questions: What’s the topic?What’s the topic? What is the cartoon What is the cartoon

arguing/saying? arguing/saying? What are the elements of What are the elements of

the cartoon the cartoon DialogueDialogue ExaggerationExaggeration Satire Satire

Topic: DeforestationTopic: Deforestation

Reliable source: Brazilian Environmental News websiteReliable source: Brazilian Environmental News website However, the presentation of the information is a little However, the presentation of the information is a little

unclear (chart not labeled, what it does display is a little unclear (chart not labeled, what it does display is a little confusing)confusing)

Topic: DeforestationTopic: Deforestation

This is a better choice This is a better choice of visualof visual Clearly labeledClearly labeled Easy to readEasy to read Information is clearInformation is clear

From same From same Environmental news Environmental news source as the source as the previous visualprevious visual

Topic: NBA Lockout (how to Topic: NBA Lockout (how to analyze)analyze)

This cartoon paints the players This cartoon paints the players as the bad guys and the as the bad guys and the owners as the ones who care owners as the ones who care about the fans.about the fans.

The players are shown as The players are shown as greedy, and this is emphasized greedy, and this is emphasized by the crown, the pile of by the crown, the pile of money he’s sitting on and the money he’s sitting on and the golden basketball scepter.golden basketball scepter.

The cartoonist is obviously The cartoonist is obviously biased against the players, biased against the players, and believes that they are to and believes that they are to blame for the lock out.blame for the lock out.

Topic: SkateboardingTopic: Skateboarding The “Skateboarding is not The “Skateboarding is not

a crime” series of ads is a crime” series of ads is probably one of the most probably one of the most famousfamous

It plays on the irony that It plays on the irony that in a lot of places, in a lot of places, skateboarding IS a crime, skateboarding IS a crime, but supporters believe it but supporters believe it shouldn’t beshouldn’t be

This ad is clearly against This ad is clearly against having skateboarding be having skateboarding be a crimea crime

Your AssignmentYour Assignment

Find a chart/graph/advertisement that Find a chart/graph/advertisement that argues something about your topicargues something about your topicCopy and paste it into a Notes/Source Copy and paste it into a Notes/Source

documentdocumentFill out the citation information at the topicFill out the citation information at the topicTake notes on what the visual says (as we’ve Take notes on what the visual says (as we’ve

discussed)discussed)Find a political cartoon on your topicFind a political cartoon on your topic

Complete the same stepsComplete the same steps