It’s English Time!

Ohayo Grade 10!

Konnichiwa!
 It’s English Time!

Determining the Effectiveness of

Textual Aids
LESSON 2
 EXPECTATIONS

01 02
Define textual aids Identify the different types
of textual aids

03 04
Use textual aids to understand Explain how textual aids
specific concepts within a text affect one's understanding of
a reading material
 What are Textual Aids?

• They are also called TEXT FEATURES.

• These are visual elements of a page
that stand out from the main text.
• Text features provide information that
may not be written in the text itself.
• They can be found in textbooks,
magazine articles, newspapers,
reports, web pages and other forms of
non-fiction texts.
Purpose of Textual Aids
 Examples of Textual Aids

Print Features – are the use of words to explain

something in the text
Examples:

titles headings glossary

bold letters sub-headings index

italics captions table of contents

 Examples of Textual Aids

Graphic Features – are pictures, visual aids, or other

images within a text used to support the author’s
purpose and message
Examples:

graphs graphic timeline bullet points

organizers
 LINEAR & NON-LINEAR TEXTS

Linear Text – needs to be read from beginning

to end to make sense of the text
Examples:

educational
novels letters short stories
texts
 LINEAR & NON-LINEAR TEXTS

Non-linear Text – non-sequential

Examples:

charts maps
graphic organizers
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