English 10 q1 m2 Handouts
English 10 q1 m2 Handouts
ENGLISH 10 relationships” of and within data (Mind Tools Content Team, 2020)
QUARTER 1 MODULE 2
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF TEXTUAL AIDS ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF 4 TYPES OF GRAPHS
A TEXT
Textual Aids refer to non-textual elements that help readers understand the BAR GRAPH
content of the text.
They also refer to elements that stand-out from the main text such as titles and uses either vertical or horizontal bars to
subtitles, bold, italicized and underlined texts. show the data it represents but
Non-textual elements include illustrations, maps, tables, graphs and charts. SkillsYouNeed.com (2020) emphasized that
These aids have two main functions, namely: these bars do not touch each other; height
1. To direct the readers’ attention to important ideas in the text and second, of the bar indicates the value it represents:
2. To provide more information as a supplement to what is already written the longer the bar, the higher the value it
represents, the shorter the bar, the lower
TITLES AND SUBTITLES the value it represents
Provide initial idea on what the text is all about
Activate prior knowledge on the topic
“Represent the key concepts (title) and supporting ideas (subtitles) in the LINE GRAPH
paper” (Elite Editing, 2015)
Layering or positioning of these aids convey the ideas’ level of importance used to show how numerical data have
changed over time and it is best used to
ILLUSTRATION show trends
Visual representation of a subject
Facilitates better retention of the information presented
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’ PIE GRAPH
verbal system, meaning tables are supposed to be read like a text
show “how a whole is divided into
(Nussbaumer, 2011)
different parts”
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
GRAPHS
PICTOGRAPH
2 TYPES OF MAPS
PHYSICAL MAP
includes labels for features such as mountain ranges and bodies of water
POLITICAL MAP
definition
usually includes labels for features such as cities and major towns, units
such as states or provinces, and bodies of water
DIAGRAMS
a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of
something; a schematic representation.