University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Department of English
Text Features/External Text Structures

Assignment: Text Features Treasure Hunt

Value: 50 points.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ________________________

INGL 3101-901 Prof. Thayra M. Reyes- Díaz, Ed. D.

Directions: After revising the information on the PowerPoint titled: Text Features, you will embark on a
journey to identify textual features on campus. You must fill in the chart with the following information:
type of text feature, the place you found it-location (classroom, MC, NEC, CEDE, among others) photo of
the source of information (Ex. flyer, mural, text, etc.), purpose, and effect on the audience. You may
complete this task individually, in pairs, or in groups of 3 or 4 students.
Due date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 11:59pm.

Bonus: You will receive up to 5 bonus points if you are able to solve the following clues. These clues refer
to specific places on campus where you will also find text features that you will add to your chart.

1. In the past, it was an official’s house as part of Fort Barracks. It was also the haven of a renowned
artist who is known for his artistic expression and the use of the written word. Unfortunately, the
house was affected by a fire, but A.M. was able to illustrate that you can always rise from the ashes,
like the phoenix.

2. Currently Title V, this place was known as the headquarters of the Honor’s Program (HHH). As part
of the HHH’s course offerings, “The arts as tools for social action” was taught by a series of professors
in the visual arts, theater, and performance. Locate the silhouettes that adorn the project: Universitas

Ludens. If you can identify Prof. T 👩‍🏫, brownie points. If you look closely, you may find a surprising
modification on one of them.

3. This place bears the name that comes from the Latin “histrio” or “histrionis”, which means a person
who represents a role in a play. It is said that behind this “house” lies a cemetery, possibly of its
military. Currently, it is where our actors/actresses “break a leg.”

4. They greet our visitors, taking them on a trip to the past and present. They lead you to Ramón
Frade’s home every “step” of the way. Each picture with inlayed words is a colorful collection of tiles,
ceramics, and glass.

5. Sigma Tau Delta’s official bulletin board.

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Type of Text Location Source (Insert photograph) Intended Effect on the

Feature Purpose Audience
Title 2nd floor The purpose is The people stop to
MC making an attractive read and have
tittle that can attracts knowledge about the
viewers due to the event.
location point
Appendix Library 3rd An additional part You can’t understand
floor that adds information better the thing whit
to the book about the details it
the females in provides.
juvenile institutions
in 2003 and their
committed crimes

Caption Library 3rd Describe the picture Helps to know what

floor shown on the news happening in the
paper picture with the
helicopter and who
in riding inside
Chart/Table Cafeteria Identify each food Describes to
entrance given in the day and costumers the in
door the price of it in a detail the given
combo menu of the day

Diagram Library 3rd Explains the Help students to now

floor emergency plan in what plan to follow
relation to Covid – 19 in case of an
in the library emergency
Glossary Library 3rd Location where you Facilitates the
floor can find the process of finding the
definition of the right definition and
vocabulary of the meaning of the word
book in alphabetical in the text
way

Graph Library 3rd Graph of the Gives in detail the

floor percentage deserter’s percentage and
female being in the captivates more
Juvenile Institutions visually the viewers
with the complete
data
Heading Accounting Information with. The Description of the
Class topic and for who is it paper and leads the
Room- 407 public know if it’s
directed to them or
not

Index Library 3rd Description which Leads you to find

floor leads you to the much faster the
exact page that you pages you need on a
need information textbook by telling a
brief description
Map Library 3rd Map of Puerto Rico Helps people know
floor that shows the the exact location of
different uses of land something that they
on different locations might be looking for
of Puerto Rico and it can explain
many things of the
location presented

Table of Library 3rd Description of what It gives me peace

Contents floor you can find in the because it makes
textbook things easier for me
when looking for
something specific
Bold/Italicized 2nd floor Bold words that This gives me
Words MC caught more the security and
attention of viewers confidence for my
and readers health

Graphic Library 3rd Design of the Picture that

Design/Illustr floor University of Cayey illustrates a place and
ation you can know about
it just by looking at it.
The picture describes
itself.

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Reference Map- UPR Cayey