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EXTERNAL TEXT STRUCTURES
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Reference items you can put your finger on Visual items on a page External Text Structures
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To start a new paragraph Sets information apart Indentation
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To get a basic understanding of what a reading selection is about. ANTS Types of Ants Types of ants include fire ants, which cause a painful sting, and carpenter ants, which damage wood structures while nest building. Other types of ants include honey, pharaoh, house, Argentine, and the thief ant. Headings and Subheadings
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Images, Pictures and Drawings that give you a visual interpretation of something. Examples: Cartoons, clip art Illustrations
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To draw attention to the information Certain titles are underlined Underlining
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To make information stand out To draw your attention to something The Wetlands of the South Why are the South’s wetlands so important? The Okefenokee (oh kuh fuh NOH kee) Swamp is a large wetland in the South. A wetland is a place where the ground is soaked with water for at least part of the year. Bold and Colored Print
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To show inflection Foreign Words Character’s thoughts Certain titles The Wetlands of the South Why are the South’s wetlands so important? Italics
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Located at the bottom of the page Gives you more information Footnotes and Annotation
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Located at the side of the page Column on the side of the page that gives you information Sidebars
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Shows a location or place Maps
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Located at the front of a book Organizes the parts of a book Table of Contents
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Located at the back of the book Alphabetical list of how the book or text is organized by topic Index
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Mini dictionary Located at the back of the book Alphabetical organization Organizes the terms and their definitions Glossary
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