(30 points) Read the following papers and write a summary (1 page or more). a. Robert Kosara and Jock D. Mackinlay, Storytelling: The Next Step for Visualization , IEEE Computer (Special Issue on Cutting-Edge Research in Visualization), vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 4450, 2013. b. Robert Kosara, An Argument Structure for Data Stories , EuroVis Sort Paper Proceedings, 2017. c. Robert Kosara, Tapestry: A Different Kind of Conference on Storytelling with Data , Computer Graphics & Applications, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 12-14, 2015. d. The report should contain (but not the limited to) the following points: i. What is storytelling with data visualization? ii. What are the common structures for data stories? iii. Find an example of visualization-based storytelling online (e.g. New York Times, gapminder.org, etc.). Include the URL and a screen shot.

2. (70 points) Based on what you learned from above, create a data visualization- based story. You may choose any data set and any tool. a. A typical data story includes data visualizations, annotations, and descriptive texts. You may create one or more data visualizations. A famous example of visualization based storytelling is Minards flow map of Napoleons Russian Campaign of 1812 . b. Tableau has a story feature and here is an example . However, feel free to use other visualization tools.

3. Submit a report (in Word or PDF format) that contains the following: a. A summary of what you learned from the three papers. b. The data visualization-based story that you create. 4. Make a 5-minute presentation of your data visualization on July 19 th in class. This presentation will be counted toward to your class participation credit.