Unit 08 · Informational & Technical Communication · Week 24
How should words and visuals divide the work of explanation?
Five complete lessons with local technical evidence, explicit instruction, printable workspaces, and evaluator-reviewed mastery.
Weekly targets
Local communication commission · Rivermark Learning Annex
Following the Unit 7 investigation, Rivermark authorizes a ten-day evening pilot. The student communication team must explain the pilot, write a usable check-in procedure, and report attendance accessibly.
Evidence boundary: Rivermark, its annex, and all records in this packet are course-created simulations. They support this instructional commission only and must not be represented as real public data.
Week 24 technical packet
| Day | Visits | Students needing late transportation information |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 5 |
| 2 | 22 | 7 |
| 3 | 25 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | 6 |
| 5 | 31 | 11 |
| 6 | 27 | 9 |
| 7 | 24 | 8 |
| 8 | 29 | 10 |
| 9 | 35 | 13 |
| 10 | 30 | 10 |
Known: 261 visits were recorded; daily mean 26.1 and median 26. Unknown: repeat visitors, total eligible population, long-term demand, and why transportation information was requested.
Day 116 · Required lesson
Distinguish observations, calculations, comparisons, inferences, and unknowns.
A table records 261 visits, not necessarily 261 different students. The data describe ten pilot days and cannot prove long-term impact.
Write three supported observations, two cautious inferences, and three conclusions the table cannot support. Cite exact values and units.
Day 117 · Required lesson
Match table, bar chart, line graph, or proportional display to the question.
A table supports lookup; bars compare categories; a line emphasizes ordered change. Scales, baselines, labels, and aggregation alter interpretation.
Sketch two possible displays. Select one and defend its form, axis or category choices, scale, units, and ordering.
Day 118 · Required lesson
Make each text element perform a distinct job.
A title states the subject; labels identify variables and units; a caption gives context and boundary; an annotation directs attention to a defensible feature.
Draft a title, complete labels, 40–70-word caption, and two annotations. Remove any causal language the data cannot justify.
Day 119 · Required lesson
Ensure meaning survives without color, tiny text, hovering, or vision.
Use readable contrast, direct labels, patterns or shapes in addition to color, logical reading order, and a concise text alternative that reports the important relationship.
Create the visual and a text equivalent. Check contrast, type size, color independence, reading order, units, and print legibility.
Day 120 · Required lesson
Integrate visual evidence with prose without duplicating every number.
The findings brief should state the question, principal pattern, transportation concern, limitations, and next evidence needed. The graphic supports—not replaces—the reasoning.
Submit the accessible infographic, findings brief, data-check sheet, accessibility check, revision note, and 150-word design defense.
Weekly mastery assessment
Submit the named product, five daily responses, fact check, meaningful revision, and reflection. Preparation and submission are not mastery.
| Criterion | 2 · Secure | 1 · Developing | 0 · Insufficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy and evidence boundary | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision required | Missing, unusable or inaccurate |
| Structure and reasoning | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision required | Missing, unusable or inaccurate |
| Audience usability | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision required | Missing, unusable or inaccurate |
| Language and accessible design | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision required | Missing, unusable or inaccurate |
| Testing, revision and reflection | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision required | Missing, unusable or inaccurate |
Mastery: 8/10 after evaluator review. Below 8/10, revise the lowest criterion and resubmit. Optional tools and completion controls cannot assign the score.
Earlier notes remain in their original fields. Bring revisions and tool evidence here.