examples of non-linear texts
flowcharts, knowledge maps, and encyclopedia
refers to text that does not need to be read from beginning to end
non-linear text
examples of linear texts
novels, poems, letters, textbooks, newspaper articles
is divided into portions/slices to illustrate proportions
pie graph
more on shapes to organize ideas and relate them, process concept diagram represent suggested relationship between concepts
concept map
refers to traditional text that needs to be read from beginning to end
linear text
represents data w/ rectangular bars that differ and sized and has gap to each other
bar graph
pictures that represent specific insights
pictogram
shows all possible logical relationships between a set of items, similarities, and differences
venn diagram
support the readers understand the text
textual aids