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Vocabulary List 7
Text Features
Term | Definition |
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Expository Text | writing the gives directions or explains |
Informational Text | writing that gives facts; informs |
Heading/Headline | title of an article in a newspaper or magazine |
Subheading/Subtitle | title of a section of an article |
Text Features | other text parts besides the main writing: ex. titles, subtitles, maps, diagrams, etc. |
Graphic | visual media that is not words; pictures, charts, or diagrams |
Timeline | events arranged on a line in chronological order |
Diagram | labeled drawing |
Graphic Organizer | a way of organizing information into boxes or pictures |
Caption | writing under a picture |
Glossary | an alphabetical list of the subjects contained in a book |
Table of Contents | a list of the major parts of a book |
Index | an alphabetical list of the subjects contained in a book |
Maps | a drawing that shows a geographic location and usually has a key |
Tract | draw/pull |
Uni | one |
Vers/Vert | turn |
String | a series of events ex. a string of successes |
International | involving more than one country |
obstacles | a thing tha blocks one's way or hinders progress |