Week 13 (Nov. 5, 7-9)

From Pilgrims to INFOGRAPHICS

 

So we are going to start this project with a quickie tutorial online to help you draw a version of a "pilgrim" that is pretty stereotypical of what American history books have taught you.

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We will go through the tutorial together in class, 
but you can find it HERE.

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Once completed, which should be before the end of the week, we will start the next phase of the project. You will need your little Pilgrim character (remember, they were white folks and for what we're going to do, you'll want to keep 'em that way).

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Completed Pilgrim, pumpkin and turkey basket: 100 points.

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Then, we are going to make an infographic.

What IS an infographic? It tells a graphic story with few to no words.

I'm going to give you all the information you need for it and you'll need your little Pilgrim. You may choose to make some other folks too to help you illustrate your infographic a bit better.

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INFOGRAPHIC

Information you will need for your infographic:

1. Take a look at this story. If this is the first you've ever heard of this, I'm sort of sorry however at some point in your life, someone has to tell you the truth and yes there is plenty of documentation to back up this claim. I have that information too if anyone is a doubter.

2. You will need to read this too. It is a little longer.

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So now what?

Okay you have two sets of data: 

1. What you knew before from kindergarten and elementary school

2. What you've read and perhaps heard before

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...And then? 

Without using dates and other bulky information, create an infographic based on what YOU BELIEVE happened -- it can be a "Pilgrims vs. First Nations" kind of thing or it can be about the food "Turkey vs. What they really ate" or it can be about the honesty of intentions, pilgrims vs. First Nations people... or some other scenario you devise. There is no "right" way to do this regarding which scenario to pick. That's up to you.

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It needs to be done on an 8.5" x 11" page and it can be vertical or horizontal, whatever works best for your infographic.

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The only real words you will need are:

1. Headline (what you're calling your infographic)

2. Any SHORT supporting data you may want to include

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How? 

Use "representative imagery" -- meaning if there were 90 First Nations persons at the table, perhaps have a legend at the bottom of your page indicating that "1=10" and show 9 First Nations people and 57 whites, so 5 + 7/10ths of a character (crop him). Make sense?

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It is due at the end of next week (Week 14) and is worth 200 points.

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