DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY: Analyzing a Graphic

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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY

Analyzing a Graphic

This diagram is from a government report. The questions below ask you to think about diagrams, as discussed as discussed in "Choosing the Appropriate Kind of Graphics."

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Source: Defense Intelligence Agency, 2003: www.dia.mil.

Question 12.1

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Question 12.2

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Question 12.3

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Question 12.4

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Additional Document Analysis Activity

To analyze an interactive graphic, go here.

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How Hard the Wind Will Hit Your Area, and When
From Tom Giratikanon and David Schutz, “How Hard the Wind Will Hit Your Area, and When,” Boston Globe, August 26, 2011. Copyright © 2011 Boston Globe. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.