Informative text conventions Flashcards
(22 cards)
written cues
e.g table of contents, glossary
Uses…(to help readers find info)
Types (bold, italics, bulleted lists, headings), fonts, labels
Graphics
Helps readers understand the subjects
Additional visual techniques
illustrations, photos
4 types of informative texts
Literary nonfiction, expository writing, argument/persuasion, procedural writing
Expository writing
a type of writing that is used to explain, describe, and give information and uses evidence, details, and facts to support the topic
Description
Describes a topic and it’s characteristics
- such as + for example
-details, adjectives
Sequence
Gives events from was back to most recent
-dates and the words: next, then, before, first, second, third
5 types of text structures
Description, sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast
Cause and effect
What happened and why
-Since, if, then, due to, because
Problem and solution
-Since, question, problem, solution, solve
Compare and contrast
How things are different and the same
Typography
style/appearance of text
-sans serif (traditional)
-serif (modernistic)
-display fonts
-line spacing
-tracking
-shows hierarchy
Proximity
Using visual space to show relationships in your contents (makes sure related items are grouped together)
White space
Negative space/area
-define + separates sections
Alightment
consistency
Contrast
- catches readers eyes
- emphasises areas
-colour, shape etc
Repetition
consistent look and feel
- colour
- palette
- header style
Focal points
Key areas of the text
Colour
- colour theory
- hue
- saturation (intensity)
- value (dark vs light)
- legibility + easy on the eyes
- tone
- emotion
Analogous
colour wheel neighbours
Colour wheel aspects
complementary, clashing, colour associates (message)
