Transcript External Text Structure Intro

 The
way the editor or publisher has
arranged and printed the piece of writing.
 Knowing about external text structure
helps you to understand what you are
reading.
1. Clarify Material
2. Give Extra Information
3. Show Detail
4. Emphasize Important Information
5. Make Information Easier to
Understand
 Italics
 Bold
 Sidebars
 Heading
 Subheading
 Illustrations
 Graphs
 Photographs
 Captions
 Italics
are slanted font and used to make a
word stand out
Indian as a term Europeans of the 1400s used
the term Indies to refer to India, China,
Japan and other Asian lands.
1) Why would you put words in italics?
 Bold
words informs the reader of important
key words/vocabulary
Example:
Some parents encouraged their children to
assimilate, which means to be absorbed
into.
2) Why would you put words in bold?
 Sidebars
are boxes of information that
give extra information about a topic.
Example:
3) Why do you think we have sidebars?
 Usually
at the top of the page and explains
the central topic or theme.
 Used
to clarify or divide the text under a
title or heading
Heading
Subheading
 An
illustration is a drawing to better
explain the text.
A
graph is a visual representation of data
or numbers.
Example:
Example:
4) Why do we have illustrations and graphs?
A
photograph is a real-life picture
representing information from the text
A
caption is the writing under a photograph
and tells you the details of the picture
 Example:
Photograph
Caption
Supporters of Republican presidential hopefuls hold
signs outside a polling station at Webster School, in
Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 10.