Lesson 2

Traditional text that needs to be read from beginning to end

• Nonlinear text

• Linear text

It may take time to find the information readers are searching

• Linear Text

• Nonlinear Text

It is not required to be read from beginning to end since its reading path is non-sequential

• Nonlinear Text

• Linear Text

Reading paths are determined by the reader

• Linear Text

• Nonlinear Text

The above illustration is the so-called FISHBONE Diagram or ISHIKAWA Diagram. When do we use this type of diagram?

• when we are presenting the similarities and differences of two objects

• when we are presenting the cause and effect of something

This picture is an example of _____.

• Linear text

• Nonlinear text

The above picture is an example of the Venn Diagram. What information is written on the overlapping parts of the circle?

• difference between banana and lemon

• similarities between banana and lemon

• additional information about banana

• additional information about lemon

Read the short paragraph above. What is the best textual aid that we can use in this paragraph?

• Venn Diagram

• Bar Graph

• Fishbone Diagram

• Flow Chart

Why do we need to transcode linear text to nonlinear text?

• To lessen the burden of the readers

• To make it easier for other people to understand it

• To help those readers who do not have ample time to read the whole text

• To have a detailed description of a certain topic

Why do we need to transcode nonlinear text to linear text?

• To have a deatiled description of a certain topic

• To make it easier for other people to understand it

• To lessen the burden of other people

• To help those people who do not have ample time to read the whole text