1. Find a recent news report that contains a pie chart or a bar graph and answer these questions.

Does the graph add to the effectiveness of the reporting? Why or why not?

Would a bar graph make a more appropriate choice than a pie chart, or vice

versa? Could the graph be improved in any other way? Explain.

Would this make a good in-class activity?

Please include three questions that you might ask if you decided to make this

into an activity.

Write a short paragraph summarizing the information from the article. Include a copy of the report and graph, as well as a link to the article.