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7.2.1 Reading for Information
Indigenous Languages · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Kinds of visuals: pictures, charts and graphs
- Describing visuals and connecting them to a text
- Creating a visual from a written text
What you will be able to do
- describe visuals accompanying texts for comprehension
- make connections between visuals and accompanying texts for information
- create visuals from written texts for effective communication
- acknowledge the importance of visuals to understanding of texts
Key questions
“Why are visuals important?”
“How do visuals summarise information?”
“How can you help people involved in a road crash?”
Lessons
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Reading a visual for information
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDescribe visuals that accompany a text, then connect them to the text and predict the information they carry.
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Making a visual from a text
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a first-aid text, create a visual that summarises it, and play pictionary in teams.