Text Structures of a Feature Article

The text that is included within an article is usually structured into __________ to sequence the main ideas that they are using to persuade their audience.

A _____ sentence indicates to the reader what the paragraph is about.

The _____ provides the reader with a visual representation of the information discussed in the article.

What is the purpose of having a map within a feature article?

• To use in case you get lost.

• To provide a visual representation on the location of information from another article.

• To provide a visual representation on the location of the information discussed within the article.

• To add a visually appealing feature that attracts the audience to want to read the article.

What is a caption?

• It provides a visual representation on the location of the information discussed within the article.

• It provides the reader with a visual representation of the information discussed in the article.

• It provides the reader with more information that may not already be included within the article. This information is often factual.

• It is the text that accompanies the picture, drawing or map that is included within the article.

What is a headline?

• It is the text that accompanies the picture, drawing or map that is included within the article.

• It provides the audience with the name of the author/writer of the article.

• It is the enlarged text that is written at the top of an article. It indicates what the article is about.

• It provides the reader with the information of who took the picture.

The by-line provides the audience with the ______ of the article.

An objective summary is in your own words and just gives the facts from the article.

• True

• False

Where would you find a caption?

• Close to a picture (usually under the picture)

• At the top of a section

• On the table of contents

• In the glossary

The ________ is usually positioned underneath the headline in a smaller text. It is an important key to attracting the audience. It provides extra information about the article that the headline doesn’t already share.