1. EXTERNAL TEXT STRUCTURES

2.  Reference items you can put your finger on  Visual items on a page External Text Structures

3.  To start a new paragraph  Sets information apart Indentation

4.  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

5.  Images, Pictures and Drawings that give you a visual interpretation of something.  Examples: Cartoons, clip art Illustrations

6.  To draw attention to the information  Certain titles are underlined Underlining

7.  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

8.  To show inflection  Foreign Words  Character’s thoughts  Certain titles The Wetlands of the South Why are the South’s wetlands so important? Italics

9.  Located at the bottom of the page  Gives you more information Footnotes and Annotation

10.  Located at the side of the page  Column on the side of the page that gives you information Sidebars

11.  Shows a location or place Maps

12.  Located at the front of a book  Organizes the parts of a book Table of Contents

13.  Located at the back of the book  Alphabetical list of how the book or text is organized by topic Index

14.  Mini dictionary  Located at the back of the book  Alphabetical organization  Organizes the terms and their definitions Glossary