External Text Structure Lesson

Why do the authors of nonfiction add external text structures?

• To make the passage more interesting

• To make the passage easier to comprehend

• To make the passage more interesting and easier to  comprehend

What do we call a way to organize or order information outside of the actual text that we read?

• external texts

• external text structures

• text structures

Where do we usually see external text structures?

• in informational articles

• in poetry

• in realistic fiction

How do we know that Comedy Versus Tragedy is the title?

• It is at the top of the page.

• The letters are larger and in color.

• All of the above.

What does the prefix "sub-" mean?

• under

• over

• inside

The words "Comedies" and "Tragedies" are examples of which kind of text structure?

• titles

• subtitles

• headings

What is used to show the beginning of a new paragraph?

• italics

• boldface

• indentation

What kind of external text structure provides additional, interesting information?

• sidebar

• title

• heading

What kind of external text structure is an image that is drawn by a computer?

• photograph

• graphic

• illustration

What kind of external text structures are produced by cameras?

• graphics

• illustrations

• photographs