Infographic Project Reflection FRIT 7136 Kelly Meeks

Literacy is the foun ation of our future! In or er to "e successful in any aspect of life# people $ust "e a"le to rea ! Too $any of our %$erican citi&ens cannot e'en rea the la"el of their prescription "ottle! Many cannot rea their 'oting "allot! My infographic is inten e to $ake the i$portance of literacy kno(n an to inspire e ucators to take on the responsi"ility to i$pro'e our literacy rate in %$erica through our current stu ents!

I use a 'ariety of sources for $y ingographic! )ullock# *!# + ,a ie# R! -oting rights progress in ,eorgia! .ournal of legislation an pu"lic policy# 1/011# 234/ Fro$ this source I (as a"le to eter$ine the percentage of registere 'oters in ,eorgia as (ell as the percentage of 'oter turnout in ,eorgia in 155232//6 elections! http788(((!literacy$i south!org8resources8literacy3statistics8

Fro$ this (e"site# I (as a"le to 'ie( so$e %$erican literacy statistics for graphic ata! http788en!(ikipe ia!org8(iki8List9of9countries9"y9literacy9rate

Fro$ this (e"site# I (as a"le to co$pare (here %$erica stan s in co$parison to other countries in literacy rate! (((!$cs(eeneys!net8articles8literacy3rates

This (e"site (as use to 'ie( to the gro(th of %$erica:s literacy rate through the centuries for graphic ata! http788nce !e !go'!naal8esti$ates8;tate<sti$ates!asp=

>"taine fro$ this (e"site (as the literacy rates of ,eorgia fro$ 1552 to 2//3 for graphic ata to co$pare to the 'oting turnout an registration rates of ,eorgia! http788(((!ncte!org8li"rary8?*T<Files8Resources8.ournals8**8/2/33 $ar2/118**/2/3Policy!p f

This (e"site contri"ute to the suggestion $a e for e ucators to i$pro'e our literacy rate in %$erica an ,eorgia!

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This $usic 'i eo (ritten "y a ra$a teacher shoul inspire all e ucators to go a"o'e an "eyon in $oti'ating their stu ents! This 'i eo (as pro uce to encourage stu ents to perfor$ at their "est on a literacy test! (((!census!go'8ne(sroo$8releases8archi'es8'oting8c"/5311/!ht$l

This (e"site pro'i e 'alua"le *ensus ata for graphic 'oting ata! http788(((!youtu"e!co$8(atch@'A%y=c6MuD6ED

This 'i eo is eye opening! It iscusses the ecline in the %$erican literacy rate an atte$pts to ans(er the Fuestion of (hether the illiterate pro"le$ "egins at ho$e or school! http788(((!google!co$8i$ghp@hlAen+ta"A(i

Many of $y pictures (ere o"taine through ,oogle I$ages! My inspiration for this infographic (as the upco$ing presi ential election! Go( can illiterate people $ake infor$e # e ucate ecisions for our country@ I just o not "elie'e they can! I$pro'ing this pro"le$ "egins in our schools no(! < ucators $ust o (hate'er is necessary to en the illiteracy pro"le$s in our country an state! The stu ents (e teach to ay (ill lea our futures to$orro(! My sources are i entifie at the en of $y infographic! This project (as stressful an interesting at the sa$e ti$e! I chose to use Infogr!a$ "ecause it (as the si$plest to learn to na'igate in a short span of ti$e! The $ost ifficult portion of this project (as o"taining past 'oting an literacy rates in or er to sho( the gro(th8 ecline an co$parisons! I "elie'e that this project shoul "e a se$ester long project in the future! %lthough I (orke on it# especially the research portion# since the assign$ent (as $a e a'aila"le! <'en (ith (orking on it iligently# I still felt stresse a"out it! The url for $y infographic is http788infogr!a$81365/32H/136646318