CONNECTING DATA TO STORYTELLING

The document is an educational guide designed to teach students how to integrate narrative and data to make claims about climate change perceptions and actions. It utilizes a 'Claim, Evidence, Reasoning' framework, demonstrating this through an example involving flood prevention in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The guide instructs students to select a radio story, find corresponding data in the Yale Climate Opinion Maps, and develop a reasoned argument based on the intersection of local experiences and regional opinion data.

• The guide demonstrates the 'Claim, Evidence, Reasoning' framework using a case study from Orleans Parish, Louisiana, where 70% of residents believe citizens should take action to address climate change, which is 9% higher than the national average.
• The document suggests that first-hand experience with climate effects, such as living in a "flood-prone" city like New Orleans, may make citizens more inclined to take action or believe others should do so.
• The guide emphasizes that evidence must be specific, requiring the use of numbers and citations of text to support a claim.
• The activity encourages students to consider alternative explanations for data trends, noting that political leanings (e.g., a location being "more politically liberal, Democratic") could influence climate opinions alongside direct experience.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (n.d.). CONNECTING DATA TO STORYTELLING. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/2021/02/Connecting-Data-to-Storytelling-Student_2026.pdf

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. CONNECTING DATA TO STORYTELLING. n.d. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/2021/02/Connecting-Data-to-Storytelling-Student_2026.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunicationndconnecting, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{CONNECTING DATA TO STORYTELLING}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/2021/02/Connecting-Data-to-Storytelling-Student_2026.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }