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English G7
LINEAR AND NONLINEAR TEXT (final exam)
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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