Text Structures
the text describes an event or action and the events or actions that follow
cause and effect
helps reader navigate a document by organizing chunks of text under headings
table of contents
a citation within the body of a text that includes source information that directly corresponds to sources found on the text's Works Cited page
internal citation
the emotional and cultural associations a word conveys
connotation
overarching thought, point, ot message of a nonfiction or informational text
central ideas
the text gives a set of events as they occurred according to a calendar or a clock
chronological
the titles and subtitles that are in the text
headings
a process that involves revising the content, organization, grammar and presentation of a piece of writing
editing
phrases that introduce a quote, paraphrase or summary to alert readers that an outside source is being used
signal phrases
the central idea/main points in your own words, a more general overview, shorter than the original text
summarizing
the text discusses similarities and differences between people, places, things, events causes, etc.
compare/contrast
text found under all visuals
captions
reexaming and rethinking a first draft, adding/deleting ideas, rearranging sentences/paragraphs, rewriting for more variety, better flow, and more precise word choices
revising
the entire text in your own words, change the words/phrases of text without altering the meaning, at or slightly less than the same length as the orginal text
paraphrasing
the text gives a list of steps or a procedure to follow
sequence
the text provides details or characteristics of something
description
a collection of words the reader may/may not know (vocabulary)
glossary
a formatted list of all sources you cited within a paper
How is it formatted?
Works Cited page
Alphabetized, with hanging indentations
what you need to understand the word that is located right in the text you are reading
context clues
supplemental material at the end of the main text
appendix
the text presents an issue and then explains the merits of a variety of solutions, or gives full information on one solution
problem and solution
to combine separate elements to form a whole
synthesis
the ability to search for, locate, extract, organize, evaluate and use/present information that is relevant to a particular topic
research skills
to examine in detail, the structure/makeup of writing that is based on facts with the purpose of explaining or interpreting how its parts work together
nonfiction analysis
a group of slides that form a complete presentation
slide decks