Entry 5

1) Identify yourself with your team/essay

http://dailyinfographic.com/flappy-bird-a-legend-in-its-own-time-infographic

For the infographic essay assigned (only do one essay, do not do all of them)

1) Outline the infographic essay

paragraph-by-paragraph as if it were a traditional, text-written essay

(Introduction)Flappy bird is the most popular game now. People spent almost all their time on this game.

(Body)There are three different opinions about the reason of success of this game. One confirms the success of is relied on computer. Others support the video of this game. Others consider the design of this game is really good.

Flappy Bird has strong power in the world market.

(Conclusion)what is your opinion about this game? Love it or hate it?

2) Provide the Rhetorical Situation of this essay

• Purpose: to present that Flappy Bird has a stong power in the world market. It has become the most popular app now.
• Audience: all the people
• Stance: an neutral to explore the reason for success of this game
• Genre: analysis paper
• Media/design: Game magazine, online newspaper,
  
  

3) While you are only outlining the essay--not writing it word-for-word--you can still get a feeling for what this essay would look like. How is the infographic different from the traditional essay you outlined?

It is no doubt that infographic has more power to attract reader’s attention than traditional essay. All the information is clear to identify.

4) Strengths and weaknesses of the infographic: what does the infographic do better than the essay? What does the essay do better than the infographic?

Strength: Vivian visual effect which attracts reader’s a lot. All the information is clear. It is easy to read and understand.

Weaknesses: It is hard to explain content in deep. Picture only shows limited information. We still need text to explain it more beside the picture.

5) How does this qualify as an essay and not a series of pictures?

It has a clear introduction, strong evidences in body, and meaningful conclusion. As for the content, it has different opinions, and evidence which used to support different points. It is a real essay.