LINEAR AND NONLINEAR TEXT (final exam)

• Linear text - focuses on the arrangement of words both grammatically and stylistically
• Linear text - reading path is sequential and reading is uninterrupted and continuous
• NONLINEAR TEXT - combined with visual elements, such as pictures, graphs, tables, and graphic organizers
• Nonlinear text - reading path of most nonlinear texts is nonsequential
• TABLE - help make comparisons between the pieces of information or set of numerical data
• Bar and Line Graphs - provide another way to present numerical information to the readers
• Bar and Line Graphs - both types of graphs plot data along a horizontal line (the x axis) and a vertical line (the y axis)
• BAR GRAPH - allows readers to make comparisons
• LINE GRAPH - shows readers a change or changes over a period of time
• CHARTS - visual texts that allow you to show the relationships between different items or between the parts of a whole
• PIE CHART - shows readers the components that make up the whole of something; ideal for showing the percentage of each part of an item
• FLOWCHART - shows how a process works
• DIAGRAM - drawings that illustrate and explain the arrangement of and relationships between parts of a system