Friday, February 19, 2010

External Text Features

See the chart on the second page of this PDF for a clear listing of external text features:

http://viewer.zoho.com/api/urlview.do?url=http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/cbl/images/litfac/binfo.pdf

 

External Text Features  http://quizlet.com/285777/external-text-features-flash-cards/

Term Definition
headings and titles announces the topics that will be covered
subheadings a heading given to a subsection of a piece of writing.
pictures used to emphasize or make important points
captions a phrase, sentence, or paragraph describing the contents of an illustration
boldface type or bolded words slow down and pay attention
graphs uses pictures and symbols to show information
   Here are two graphs used to show a lot of information about what we do for work in the United States: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/03/20/149015363/what-america-does-for-work?sc=fb&cc=fp
charts gives information, show processes or make comparisons
tables of contents is a list of the parts of a book or document organized in the order in which the parts appear.
glossary alphabetical list of key people, places, events, and terms.
index found at the very back of a textbook
map A representation, usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth or heavens.
captions tell you the reason for putting the picture or illustration in the text