This comprehensive resource enables teachers to effectively teach procedural writing using infographics as a powerful visual learning tool. Students develop critical thinking and literacy skills by engaging students in learning the fundamentals of procedural writing, examining the lasting impact of visually appealing media, and creating procedural infographics. Suitable for junior, intermediate, and modified high school levels, this resource caters to the majority of students who are visual learners.
 
Key Components:
 
Procedural Writing Fundamentals: Introduce students to the basics of procedural writing, exploring its purpose, structure, and critical features.
Impact of Visually Appealing Media: Help students understand the importance of visually engaging content and its lasting effects on learning and retention.
Creating Procedural Infographics: Guide students in developing their procedural infographics using various tools such as graphic organizers, rubrics, and anchor charts. Students can create their work digitally using Canva.
Differentiated Learning: Infographics are an ideal tool for differentiation, allowing teachers to cater to various learning needs and preferences.
Developing Critical Thinking Skills: By incorporating infographics, students are encouraged to think critically about topics, data sets, or complex ideas, organizing information logically and gaining new perspectives.
Meeting Literacy Standards: Infographics help teachers meet literacy standards across different educational contexts and grade levels.
 
The Research
 
Approximately 65% of students are visual learners (according to Google). Infographics are among the most influential visual learners 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.
 
Infographics in the classroom
 
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 collect 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. 
 
COMMON CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS MET
 
Writing Standards:
 
Text Types and Purposes:
i. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through effective content selection, organization, and analysis.
 
Production and Distribution of Writing:
i. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
 
Speaking and Listening Standards:
 
Comprehension and Collaboration:
i. Integrate and evaluate information presented visually, quantitatively, and orally in diverse media and formats.
 
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
i. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective so listeners can follow the reasoning, organization, development, and style appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
 
Language Standards:
 
Conventions of Standard English:
i. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
 
Knowledge of Language:
i. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, make effective choices for meaning or style, and comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
 
Reading Standards for Informational Text:
 
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
i. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually, quantitatively, and in words.
 
 
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