UNIT 3: Analyzing Informational Text
LESSON 2: Evaluating Graphics in Procedural Text
Content Objective
What am I doing today? I CAN... evaluate the
use of images in expository texts.
How can images enhance the message in
expository texts?
BRAINSTORM
Examine this image, taken from one of the
expository texts we read during Lesson 1.
What cultural or social issues are apparent in
the image?
IDENTIFY
Examine this image, taken from one of the
expository texts we read during Lesson 1.
How does the image add to or detract from the
message in the text?
EVALUATE
Examine this image, taken from one of the
expository texts we read during Lesson 1.
Who is the intended audience?
IDENTIFY
Examine this image, taken from one of the
expository texts we read during Lesson 1.
How does the audience influence the tone and
formality of the image?
UNDERSTAND
Examine this image, taken from one of the
expository texts we read during Lesson 1.
How would the tone and formality of the image
be affected if the audience changed?
BRAINSTORM
Content Objective
What else am I doing today? I CAN ALSO...
synthesize information and draw conclusions
based on graphical information within a text.
Writers often use graphics such as charts,
graphs, and diagrams in procedural texts to
clarify ideas.
How would using graphics help a reader
understand relationships or to make
connections between ideas?
BRAINSTORM
• chart A graphical representation of data
which depicts the relationship between two or
more parts of a whole.
DEFINE
• graph A graphical representation of data
which depicts the relationship or intersection
between two variables.
DEFINE
• diagram A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline
designed to demonstrate or explain how
something works, or to clarify the relationship
between the parts of a whole.
DEFINE
Examine this page, taken from one of the
expository texts we read during Lesson 1.
How does the use of graphics in this selection
help to clarify the ideas?
UNDERSTAND
Examine this page, taken from one of the
expository texts we read during Lesson 1.
What connections do they help you make?
UNDERSTAND
When should a writer include graphics in a
text?
EVALUATE
Content Objective
What else am I doing today? I CAN ALSO...
evaluate the graphics used in a procedural text.
The success or effectiveness of the graphics used
in texts depends on several factors, such as:
• visual appeal;
• legibility (readability) and clarity;
• appropriateness; and
• how they help the reader make connections.
Performance Indicator
Now that we understand the criteria that should
be used to evaluate the effectiveness of graphics,
we need to decide the value of each criterion.
As a class, we will create a rubric to evaluate
procedural texts for their clarity of graphics and
visual appeal. We will then apply this rubric to a
group-created procedural text and write a
paragraph drawing a conclusion about the ideas
presented in the graphics.
Let’s examine the criteria we have discussed,
and decide how we wish to value them against
each other.
EVALUATE
Look at the rubric below.
How should we weight these variables?
PERCENTAGE
RATING (Circle One)
Visual Appeal
1
2
3
4
5
Readability
1
2
3
4
5
Appropriateness
1
2
3
4
5
Connection of Ideas
1
2
3
4
5
100% TOTAL
EVALUATE
Look at the rubric below.
What percentage of the whole is each category
worth?
PERCENTAGE
RATING (Circle One)
Visual Appeal
1
2
3
4
5
Readability
1
2
3
4
5
Appropriateness
1
2
3
4
5
Connection of Ideas
1
2
3
4
5
100% TOTAL
EVALUATE
Here are the percentages that we have agreed
upon. Write these values on your own rubric
handout.
PERCENTAGE
RATING (Circle One)
Visual Appeal
Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
Readability
Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
Appropriateness
Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
Connection of Ideas Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
100% TOTAL
EVALUATE
In groups, you will now use these criteria to
create a procedural text with graphics.
PERCENTAGE
RATING (Circle One)
Visual Appeal
Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
Readability
Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
Appropriateness
Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
Connection of Ideas Enter % Here
1
2
3
4
5
100% TOTAL
EVALUATE