Textual Aids Lesson
Textual Aids Lesson
Textual Aids Lesson
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1. Titles and > Provide initial idea on what the text is all about
> Activate prior knowledge on the topic
Subtitles > “Represent the key concepts (title) and supporting ideas
(subtitles) in the paper”
> Layering or positioning of these aids convey the ideas’
level of importance
2. > Visual representation of a subject
> Facilitates better retention of the information presented
Illustration
3. Tables > Information (facts and figures) that are organized and
arranged in columns and rows > Used to show patterns and
relationships that still appeals to the readers’ verbal system,
meaning tables are supposed to be read like a text
> Column headings - found on top of the columns; used to
identify the contents of a specific column
> Row headings - used to define or identify the contents of
a specific row
4. Graphs > Used “when a simple table cannot adequately demonstrate
important relationships” of and within data
4 types:
A. bar graph - uses either vertical or horizontal bars to show
the data it represents but
B. line graph – used to show how numerical data have
changed over time and it is best used to show trends
C. pie graphs - show “how a whole is divided into different
parts”
D. pictograph - “similar to bar chart but use pictures to
symbolize a countable unit of items”
5. Maps > Visual representations of selected characteristics of a
place, usually drawn on a flat surface
> 2 types
A. physical map - includes labels for features such as
mountain ranges and bodies of water
B. political map - usually includes labels for features such
as cities and major towns, units such as states or provinces,
and bodies of water