Infographic Project Category 4 Infographic Projec
Infographic Project
You are required to develop an infographic from one of the topics listed below:
-Political Knowledge of Americans
-Political Participation of Americans
-Two Party vs. Multi-Party Systems
–Either the “Pros” or “Cons” of the Affordable Care Act
-Either the “Pros” or “Cons” of Medicaid
-Either the “Pros” or “Cons” of Medicare
-US Foreign Aid
-US Involvement around the World Post-9/11
-Economy of the United States Post-Great Recession
-The US in the United Nations
While the topics seem broad, you can narrow a topic to ease the process.
Example #1: The US in the United Nations
Focus: The US in the UN Security Council
Example #2: US Foreign Aid
Focus: US Foreign Aid for Natural Disaster Relief
Rubric for the Infographic Project
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CATEGORY |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Content |
Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. |
Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. |
Includes essential information about the topic but there are a few factual errors, and/or it is not detailed enough. |
Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. |
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Graphics |
All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. |
All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. |
Most of the graphics relate to the topic. |
Most of the graphics do not relate to the topic. |
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Attractiveness |
Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. |
Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. |
Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. |
Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content. |
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Mechanics |
No misspellings or grammatical errors. |
A minimal amount of misspellings and/or mechanical errors. |
A moderate amount of misspellings and/or grammatical errors. |
A significant amount of misspellings and/or grammatical errors. |
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References |
Correctly applied MLA or APA style and utilized 3 or more sources |
Minimal number of errors with use of MLA or APA style and utilized at least 1 source |
Moderate number of errors with use of MLA or APA style and utilized at least 1 source |
Significant number of errors with use of MLA or APA style and utilized at least 0 source |
Requirements:
-Content must be objective, not subjective
-Provide background information on your topic, at least three sentences long
-for example, in the sample infographic, the background information immediately follows
the title
-Mention at least five facts/information (must include text-based and visual-based content for each fact/information)
-for example, in the sample infographic, the five facts/information are: (1) Political Strength in the EU Parliament; (2) Political Strength in the Council of the EU; (3) Economic Weight in the EU; (4) Opt-outs From EU Laws; and (5) Net-contributor or Net-recipient?
-Most of the visual-based content should be self-generated (utilize the tools available in the website) and not just copied and pasted
-Paraphrase; do not copy information word for word
-MLA or APA Style (website link alone is not sufficient)
-APA Style Guide: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01…
-MLA Style Guide: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01…
-Scholarly/Academic and Government Sources Only; the textbook will not count
-Is it a Scholarly Article?: https://upresearch.lonestar.edu/scholarlysource/sc…
-Three Types of Sources: https://upresearch.lonestar.edu/scholarlysource/sp…
-Criteria stated in the above rubric
-Minimum of 3 sources (Create a separate block at the end of your infographic)