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What feature is used to label and explain an image or diagram in non-fiction texts?
A caption.
What text structure is used when a passage explains events in the order in which they happened?
Chronological or sequential order.
Charts or graphs show
how data changes over time and can be displayed as lines, bars, or sectors.
A main heading that gives the reader clues what the text is about.
Title
Smaller bits of additional or supplemental information located outside of the main text.
Sidebars
This visual feature shows how data changes over time and can be displayed as lines, bars, or sectors.
Charts or graphs.
Which structure identifies an issue and provides one or more ways to address or fix it?
Problem and solution.
A table organizes information into
rows and columns for easy reference and comparison.
A list at the front of a text that tells you the names of the chapter, headings, and subheadings in the text and what page they are on.
Table of Contents (TOC)
Illustrations of things mentioned in the text
Pictures
What type of visual feature uses geographical illustrations to represent locations and help readers understand spatial relationships?
Maps.
What is the name of the text structure where two or more items or ideas are discussed by highlighting their similarities and differences?
Compare and contrast.
Infographics combine data and text with
visuals to explain compex topics quickly, and are often used in educational or informational material.
A list of words and/or phrases from the text with page numbers beside them, so readers can find these things in the text.
Index.
Brief descriptions located underneath the pictures in a text.
Captions
What is the name of the grid feature that organizes information into rows and columns for easy reference and comparison?
A table.
Which structure if being used when a text explains a topic by describing it and giving supporting details?
Main idea and supporting details or description.
What is a caption?
A statement that labels or explains an image or diagram in non-fiction texts.
A list of words used in the text and their definitions
Glossary
Visual representations of concepts.
Diagrams
Which graphics combine data and text with visuals to explain complex topics quickly, and are often used in educational or informational material?
Infographics.
What structure is being used when a text explains an event and the consequences or reasons for that event?
Cause and effect.
Maps use geographical illustrations to represent
locations and help readers understand spatial relationships.
Titles for sections within a text that help organize the information by breaking it into smaller sections.
Headings
Numerical representations of data presented in visual form.
Charts and Graphs