Learning Objective: Today we will use headings and titles of text to make information accessible and usable.

•accessible=easy to get at, able to be obtained•usable=able to use•apply=put to use

What are we using and applying today to make information

accessible and usable?

Titles and headings!

The Importance of using and applying titles and headings to make information more usable and accessible

Quickly identify information in the text.

It will be tested!

What is the title of this book?

Good everyone knows the title of

a book!

Understanding Text FeaturesTitles

• Names of books, articles, essays, and groups of data. Charts and graphs have titles that identify their subject.

Titles of a Book

Titles of Articles

Titles of an Essay

Titles of Graph and Data

Understanding Text FeaturesHeadings

• These are titles above the section of a text. Chapter titles are also called main headings. Headings tell you what information you will find in that section. They help you locate the facts and details you need.

Headings

Headings

Heading

Some more examples of headings and titles!

TitlesTitles

Titles

Titles of Charts and Graphs!

Titles of Chapters

Titles of Sections

Headings of sections

Let’s Practice

In which heading would you find information about how the stomach turns food into a thick liquid?A. Digestive SystemB. Excretory SystemC. EsophagusD. Energy

Steps to answering questions related to headings and titles.1. Read the question2. Decide whether it’s a heading or a

title question3. Look for the information in the

heading or title4. Pick the correct answer

Let’s Practice In this section, what would be a good heading?A. Carbon dioxideB. CapillariesC. Respiratory SystemD. Digestive System

Steps to answering questions related to headings and titles.1. Read the question2. Decide whether it’s a heading or a

title question3. Look for the information in the

heading or title4. Pick the correct answer

What did we use to make the text more usable and accessible?

Title and Headings!!

Why is it important to be able to use and apply titles and headings?

What is a title?What is a heading?

Let’s Practice some more! What is the title of this article?A. Indian OceanB. Mapping the Travels

of Marco PoloC. USA GeographyD. Pacific Ocean

Let’s Practice some more

What would be another title for this article?A. Marco Polo goes to

ChinaB. Marco Polo’s long

journeyC. Marco Polo’s

adventuresD. Marco Polo’s

Autobiography