Contest
Your 98-year-old great-aunt Rita just got her first smartphone! Write her an email explaining why she should learn to use emojis, using information from the infographic.
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The Wonderful World of Emojis
How these tiny cartoons are making the world a little more happy
From the December 2018 / January 2019 Issue
Featured Skill:
Main Idea and Supporting Details,
Topics:
Technology,
Common Core Standards
TEKS Standards
Activities
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Skills Activities
Answer Key
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Can't-Miss Teaching Extras
The Origin of Emojis
This short Wonderopolis article about the invention of emojis will help kids learn the intriguing history behind emojis.
If You Lived in Ancient Egypt . . .
Explain to students that the ancient Egyptians used a form of writing called hieroglyphics, which was made up of small pictures instead of letters—sort of like ancient emojis! Then have them use this hieroglyphic alphabet chart to learn how to spell their names.
Complexity Factors
Purpose
The debate looks at the best ways to respond when someone is being bullied.
Structure
The text presents a bullying situation on a school bus and works through a witness's decison of whether or not to intervene.
Language
The language is conversational.
Knowledge Demands
Step-by-Step Lesson Plan
1. Reading and Discussing
Project the infographic as students follow along in their magazines.
Prompt students to use the headline, subhead, and central image to identify the topic of the infographic.
Ask: Is the purpose of the infographic to
- explain something to you?
- convince you of something?
- tell you how to do something?
Have students look over the labels and images surrounding the central image. Ask:
- How are they related to the central image? (They provide details about the main idea.)
Break students into groups to read each section of the infographic and discuss what they find interesting, surprising, or convincing.
Come back together as a class and ask volunteers to summarize the main idea and supporting details from the infographic.
2. Writing
Preview the writing prompt in the “Write to Win” box.
Download and distribute the guided-writing activity that goes along with the infographic.
Have students respond to the writing prompt. If you wish, send their responses to our infographic contest. Details are at Storyworks Online.
Ideas to Engage and Inspire
Have students create their own infographics! Download our “Make Your Own Infographic” activity from Storyworks Online.
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