Describing graph, chart and diagram

DESCRIBING GRAPH,

CHART, TABLE AND DIAGRAM

GROUP 7

AI MONICA

AISYAH NASUTION

MUSFERA NARA VADIA

NUR AINUN SIREGAR

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARTS, GRAPHS, TABLES AND DIAGRAMS

A. TYPES OF GRAPHS

Single line graphMultiple line graph Bar graph

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B. TYPES OF CHARTS

Paired bar chart

Percentage bar chart

Pie chart

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Stacked bar chart

Single bar chart

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C. TYPES OF DIAGRAMS

Diagram Bubble Diagram

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D. TYPE OF TABLECultivation Method

Variety Broadbed Tradition Mean

B 1.59 1.20 1.40

C 1.38 1.30 1.34

A 1.20 0.71 0.96

Mean 1.39 1.07 1.23

WORD FOR DESCRIBING HOW DATA HAVE CHANGED

VERBS

• TO INCREASE TO REMAIN (UNCHANGED)

• TO DECREASE TO GO UP

• TO BE STEADY TO GO DOWN

• TO RISE TO PLATEAU

• TO DECLINE TO CLIMB

• TO DROP TO IMPROVE

• TO EXPAND CUT

• MAINTAIN KEEP

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

• SHARP SHARPLY

• STEADY GRADUAL

• DRAMATIC DRAMATICALLY

• SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANTLY

• SLIGHT SLIGHTLY

• SHARP SHARPLY

• SLOW QUICKLY

EXAMPLE

DESCRIPTION:

FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER,

ATTENDANCE DECREASED STEADILY.

OR

FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, THERE WAS A STEADY DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE.

BEFORE BEGIN WRITING THE DESCRIPTION

•UNDERLINE THE KEY WORDS (VERBS, NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS)

•WRITE THE OPPOSITE WORDS, SIMILAR WORDS, SYNONYMS

•CIRCLE OR HIGHLIGHT THE GRAPH

• IDENTIFY THE TRENDS (THE OVERALL IDEA OF THE GRAPH)

• WHAT IS HAPPENING?

• THE MAIN CHANGE

• THE MOST NOTICEABLE THING

• THE PATTERN OVER THE TIME

• THE PATTERN FOR DIFFERENT PLACES

STEPS FOR WRITING A GRAPH DESCRIPTION

• STEP #1

• READ THE TITLE AND LABELS ON THE GRAPH AS WELL AS THE INSTRUCTIONS.

• NOTE DOWN 2-3 SYNONYMS FOR KEY WORDS/PHRASES.

• WRITE YOUR INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE, TRYING NOT TO COPY ANY PHRASES.

• STEP #2

• ANALYZE THE INFORMATION IN THE GRAPH, LOOKING AT THE OVERALL TREND(S).

• WRITE THE REST OF YOUR INTRODUCTION, EXPLAINING THE MAIN TREND(S).

• STEP #3

• PLAN YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS (PROBABLY ONE PARAGRAPH FOR EACH MAIN TREND).

• DRAFT A TOPIC SENTENCE FOR EACH BODY PARAGRAPH.

• STEP #4

• CHOOSE THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAILS THAT WILL SUPPORT YOUR STATEMENT(S) OF MAIN TREND(S).

• WRITE THE REST OF THE BODY PARAGRAPHS

• REMEMBER TO INCLUDE KEY FIGURES FROM THE DATA

• STEP #5

• THINK ABOUT HOW TO RESTATE THE MAIN TREND(S) IN THE GRAPH USING DIFFERENT WORDS.

• WRITE YOUR CONCLUSION, PARAPHRASING THE MAIN TREND(S).

• STEP #6

• PROOFREAD YOUR DESCRIPTION. CHECK:

• GRAMMAR: ACCURACY OF NOUN PHRASES AND VERB PHRASES, CORRECT VERB TENSES & PREPOSITIONS.

• ORGANIZATION/COHERENCE: LINKING WORDS AND VARIETY OF PHRASES/CONJUNCTIONS.

• CONTENT: IS THE INFORMATION ACCURATE AND DETAILED ENOUGH? DO THE DETAILS SUPPORT THE TOPIC SENTENCES?