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Text aids
academic vocabulary for features of a text that help a reader to understand cont
Term | Definition |
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boldface | words in darker print |
italics | words that are slanted to the right |
type set in color | words written in colors other than black |
underlining | words that are underlined |
indentation | writing that is indented - words start a line over from the margin |
sidebars - | new information about he subject that is written to the side (or top or bottom) of an article; usualy separated with a box or similar device |
graphics | illustrations, charts, pictures or any other visual information |
headings | identifies major topics of a text (title) |
subsection | separates a text into sections |
footnotes | explanatory information located at the bottom of the page |
annotations | notes at the end of the selection |
caption | information under a photo or illustration |
label | identifies parts of a picture or diagram |
subheading | title for a section of text |