1. UNIT 3: COMPARISON

2. UNIT 3: COMPARISON
MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE WEATHER USING THE SUPERLATIVE
Cold / place / I / to be
Hot / place / I / to be
Bad / storm / I / to see
Strange / weather / I / to experience
MAKE A SIMILAR QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT EMOTIONAL / MUSICAL / LIFE EXPERIENCES AND/OR PLACES IN YOUR LIFE. ASK YOUR PEERS.

3. UNIT 3: COMPARISON
WORD BUILDING. MAKE NOUN PHRASES WITH –LIKE AND –SHAPED ON BASIS OF THE PICTURES.

4. UNIT 3: COMPARISON
EXAMPLES IN CONTEXT – BACK TO THE FUTURE / A MARS ANALOG PP / PP.40-41
GO THROUGH THE TEXTS AND LOOK FOR WORDS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE NOUN PHRASES THAT WE HAVE JUST SEEN. UNDERLINE THEM. CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH YOUR PARTNER.

5. UNIT 3: COMPARISON
What are the purposes of visual displays like the charts, maps, graphs, timelines, tables and other features known as “infographics”?
Why do many readers like infographics? Why do publishers like them? How do they “cut through the clutter”?
What are the benefits of having so much data visualization at our disposal? What might be some drawbacks?
How can we evaluate an infographic? Is there such a thing as a “bad” infographic?
What are some of the principles behind good infographic creation?
How has the field of information visualization changed over time?
Other than news media, what other entities fund the creation of infographics? For what purposes?
What educational background and previous work experience might information designers have?