Using Text and Graphic Features

This article is about the increase in students using the internet. What is the purpose of the text feature in the yellow box?

• To show the number of teens using the internet

• To persuade the reader to use the internet

• To add color and make the article pretty

• To persuade the reader to make a Facebook page

What text feature is used on the list to the  left?   

• Numbered List

• White Space 

• Captions 

• Bulleted List

15.What text feature appears next to the picture ?   

• White Space

• Caption

• Bulleted List 

• Numbered List

What text feature is used above each paragraph?

• Sidebar

• Column 

• White Space

•   D) Subheading

What is the purpose of these subheadings?

•  To help the reader understand the author’s opinion

• To help the reader visualize the information

•  To help the reader find the main ideas in each section

•  To help the reader place events in order

What purpose would this have in an article about tourism in Antarctica?

• It helps readers visualize the changes in tourist numbers from 1992 until 2008

• It helps tourists decide when to visit Antarctica

• It gives reasons not to visit Antarctica in the winter.

• It informs the reader of reasons to visit Antarctica.

What is the purpose of this a subheading?       

• To make text look shorter and less intimidating to read

• To show items in a special order 

• To show the main ideas of text

• To show that Will Smith is a fantastic actor

A picture or images with in a text

• Text stuctures

• Summarize

• Text/print features

• Graphic features

What text feature is used when the word “saliva” appears in bold print?

• caption

• font changes

• heading 

• sidebar

Why did the author choose to put “saliva” in bold text?

• To make the paragraph attractive and easy to read.

• Draw the reader’s attention to an important word

• Point out the main idea of the paragraph or section.

• Help the reader visualize the information.