As a reader…
• Your job as a reader is to take notice of text features before you read so that they help you predict what you will be reading.
• During reading, so that they help you understand the main ideas of the text.
• After reading, to understand why they were valuable to you, the reader.
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Text Features are…--techniques that make text look different and stand out
--used to organize information to make it easier to read and
understand
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Common Text Features
Notice how the bullets on this
recipe make the ingredients list easier to read.
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Common Text Features•Bulleted List
Notice how the bullets on this
recipe make the ingredients list easier to read.
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Common Text Features•Bulleted List
--easily displays a list of items where the order of the items is not important
Notice how the bullets on this
recipe make the ingredients list easier to read.
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Common Text Features•Bulleted List
--easily displays a list of items where the order of the items is not important
Notice how the bullets on this
recipe make the ingredients list easier to read.
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Common Text Features
Notice how the numbers on this recipe help make the list of
cooking steps easier to read. It also helps you follow the steps in the
correct ORDER!Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Common Text Features• Numbered List
Notice how the numbers on this recipe help make the list of
cooking steps easier to read. It also helps you follow the steps in the
correct ORDER!Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Common Text Features• Numbered List
--easily displays a list of items where the order of the items is important
Notice how the numbers on this recipe help make the list of
cooking steps easier to read. It also helps you follow the steps in the
correct ORDER!Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Common Text Features• Numbered List
--easily displays a list of items where the order of the items is important
Notice how the numbers on this recipe help make the list of
cooking steps easier to read. It also helps you follow the steps in the
correct ORDER!Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Common Text Features
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Common Text Features•Headings (example on next slide)
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Common Text Features•Headings (example on next slide)
--a “title” to show the main idea of an entire passage
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Common Text Features•Headings (example on next slide)
--a “title” to show the main idea of an entire passage
•Subheadings (example on next slide)
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Common Text Features•Headings (example on next slide)
--a “title” to show the main idea of an entire passage
•Subheadings (example on next slide)
--a “title” under the heading to further break that text into sections
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Common Text Features•Headings (example on next slide)
--a “title” to show the main idea of an entire passage
•Subheadings (example on next slide)
--a “title” under the heading to further break that text into sections
•White Space (example on next slide)
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Common Text Features•Headings (example on next slide)
--a “title” to show the main idea of an entire passage
•Subheadings (example on next slide)
--a “title” under the heading to further break that text into sections
•White Space (example on next slide)
--extra spaces between text to separate it into sections so the reader can find information easilyWednesday, February 6, 2013
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heading
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heading
subheading
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heading
subheading
white spaceWednesday, February 6, 2013
Common Text Features
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Common Text Features•graphics
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Common Text Features•graphics--visuals that help the reader understand concepts presented in the text (not just for show)
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Common Text Features•graphics--visuals that help the reader understand concepts presented in the text (not just for show)-- include maps, charts, pictures, diagrams, tables, timelines
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Common Text Features•graphics--visuals that help the reader understand concepts presented in the text (not just for show)-- include maps, charts, pictures, diagrams, tables, timelines•captions
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Common Text Features•graphics--visuals that help the reader understand concepts presented in the text (not just for show)-- include maps, charts, pictures, diagrams, tables, timelines•captions--text under a graphic that gives an explanation of the graphicWednesday, February 6, 2013
Common Text Features•graphics--visuals that help the reader understand concepts presented in the text (not just for show)-- include maps, charts, pictures, diagrams, tables, timelines•captions--text under a graphic that gives an explanation of the graphic
map
timeline
chart
table
diagram
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Common Text Features
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Common Text Features• Columns
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Common Text Features• Columns--vertical (up and
down) sections of text that are easier to read than text that stretches across the entire page
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Common Text Features• Columns--vertical (up and
down) sections of text that are easier to read than text that stretches across the entire page
--separated by white space
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Common Text Features• Columns--vertical (up and
down) sections of text that are easier to read than text that stretches across the entire page
--separated by white space
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Common Text Features
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Common Text Features•Font changes--different ways to make words look different and add emphasis to certain words--includes bold print, different colored fonts, italics, underlining, ALL CAPS
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Notice the font effects used in this paragraph about instant
messaging etiquette. IMs are meant to be casual, but
it's a real turn-off when messages are FULL of typos. It's not a test, but you want people
to understand you. It may help to slow down and think a little
before typing. Don't be haughty, either. It's not your job to
criticize someone else's typing, unless it's really horrible.
Remember, you're using an IM to communicate. If you're not
communicating, what's the point?
Common Text Features•Font changes--different ways to make words look different and add emphasis to certain words--includes bold print, different colored fonts, italics, underlining, ALL CAPS
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Common Text Features
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Common Text Features•Sidebar
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Common Text Features•Sidebar--a box of text that gives you side information related to the topic of the text you are reading; sometimes this is additional information; sometimes it is interesting facts or trivia about your topicWednesday, February 6, 2013
Common Text Features•Sidebar--a box of text that gives you side information related to the topic of the text you are reading; sometimes this is additional information; sometimes it is interesting facts or trivia about your topic
Notice this web page of a software company features
a sidebar to the left to show the reader key
features of the software.Wednesday, February 6, 2013
