Losing Sleep?

Pre-activity Practice:

Examine several examples of diagrams.
- Rate them on a scale of 1-5 for visual appeal.
- Rate them on a scale of 1-5 for quality of information.
- (1 is poor, 5 is excellent)
Discuss with your class:
- What is necessary for a diagram to be visually appealing?
- What should someone include in a diagram to express information clearly?
- How should a diagram be organized to communicate effectively to the audience?

Research and take notes (20 note cards minimum, from at least 4 different sources) about the physical and mental effects of not getting enough sleep. Be accurate. Record your sources on the Source Record Sheet. Take care not to plagiarize!
Organize your information into sets according to the body part that is affected. Write that body part at the top of each note card.
Pencil-sketch a detailed image of a person in the center of your draft paper.
Label at least 10 body parts of the image and include a minimum of a single-sentence description (per body part) of how lack of sleep physically affects a person. Draw a straight line from each body part label to the appropriate part of the person.
Self edit & peer edit for accuracy, clarity, and conventions.
Make a hand-drawn, detailed, full-color final copy of your person on unlined paper.
Using school tools, import your image into a Google Slide.
Type the labels and sentences, and draw lines to connect them to the appropriate parts of your person. Position information to be easy to understand and visually appealing.
Peer edit for a quality presentation, accuracy, clarity, and conventions.
Make corrections for the teacher to print a final copy in color.