TEXTUAL AIDS IN

UNDERSTANDING
TEXTS
 Learning
Objective
 Identify and
differentiate the
different types of
textual aids
 Use various types of
textual aids in
interpreting and
1.What is the
infographic all about?
2.Give me one
symptom of Dengue?
3.How to manage
dengue at home?
4.How to protect your
home from
mosquitoes?
5.How to prevent
dengue?
WHAT IS
TEXTUAL
AIDS?
 TEXTUAL
AIDS
non-textual
elements that help
readers understand
the content of the
text
 TEXTUAL
AIDS
tools or materials
that provide
support
and facilitate
 TEXTUAL
AIDS
- Elements that
stand-out from the
main text such as
TITLE
S
titles
subtitlesand subtitles,
bold italicized
underlined
bold, italicized, and
 TEXTUAL CHART
AIDS
non-textual
elements include
illustrations,
maps, tables,
graphs
TABLES and charts
ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS
WHAT ARE THE
FUNCTIONS OF
TEXTUAL AIDS?
 TEXTUAL
AIDS
present information
more understandable
to the readers
 TEXTUAL
AIDS
to direct readers’
attention to
important ideas in
the text
 LINEAR &
NON-LINEAR
TEXT
LINEAR TEXT
-a traditional text
that needs to be read
from beginning to
end to make sense of
Short Story
Novel
Letter
Educational Texts
NON-LINEAR
TEXT
-not required to be
read from beginning
to end --its reading
path is non-
NON-LINEAR
TEXT
Examples:
graphic organizers:
concept maps,
diagrams, charts
WHAT ARE GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS?
• visual displays that
have key content
information
• designed for
organizing information,
thoughts, and concepts
 GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS:
Fishbone/ Ishikawa Diagram
(cause and effect)
 Flowchart
(sequence, process)
Flowchart
 Venn Diagram
(similarities and differences)
Venn Diagram
Table (comparing / showing total)
 Concept Map
(connection of concepts)
SENSORY
CHART
(senses)
 BAR GRAPH
(representation of numerical data)
 LINE GRAPH
(data that changes over
time)
 PIE GRAPH
(numerical proportion)
 PICTOGRAPH
(data using symbols)
 T-Chart
(categories of information)
STEPS IN TRANSCODING
LINEAR TO NON-LINEAR
TEXT AND VICE VERSA
 It is important to use
appropriate non-linear
text to effectively
present the
information
 LINEAR OR
NON-LINEAR
TEXT?
NEWS ARTICLE
TIMELINE
ESSAY
CONCEPT
MAP
FISHBONE DIAGRAM
REPORT
LECTURES
VENN DIAGRAM
 LINE
GRAPH
MANUAL
PIE GRAPH
Historical Text
GROUP
ACTIVITY
Rules
1. Avoid loud conversations.
2. All members will participate.
3. Write your names on a ¼ sheet of
paper. At the end of the activity,
Leaders can list down the members
who did not participate.
4. Deduction points will be given as a
consequence for disobedience.
Go to your group.
Prepare the
materials and group
assignment.
 Bring out your group
assignment.
Is it linear or non-linear
text?
Write the text on a
Manila Paper. If it is too
long, summarize it.
Make sure to include all
the important details.
DAY 2
 SAMPLE INFO: B
Seismic waves are caused by the sudden movement of
materials within the Earth, such as slip along a fault during an
earthquake. Volcanic eruptions, explosions, landslides, avalanches,
and even rushing rivers can also cause seismic waves. Seismic waves
travel through and around the Earth and can be recorded with
seismometers.

There are several different kinds of seismic waves, and they all
move in different ways. The two main types of waves are body waves
and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the Earth's inner
layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the
planet like ripples on water. Earthquakes send out seismic energy as
both body and surface waves.
QUESTION:

1.Which of the two

2. Which of the
two examples are
easier to
understand?
QUESTION:

3. Which is more
complete and more
comprehensive?
 Non-linear
Text

Linear Text
Give examples of Linear
Text
Give examples of Non-
linear Text
GROUP
ACTIVITY
Rules
1. Avoid loud conversations.
2. All members will participate.
3. Write your names on a ¼ sheet of
paper. At the end of the activity,
Leaders can list down the members
who did not participate.
4. Deduction points will be given as a
consequence for disobedience.
Go to your group.
Prepare the
materials and your
group work.
Transcode the linear
text you wrote into
non-linear text using
the appropriate
graphic organizers.
Present your work as a
group.
Criteria
Content- 10
Creativity- 5
Organization- 10
Behavior- 5
QUIZ
TRUE OR FALSE:
1. Linear texts follow a clear
chronological or logical order.
2. Non-linear texts always lack
structure and organization.
3. A news article reporting on a
recent event is an example of a
linear text.
TRUE OR FALSE
4. In non-linear texts, the
reader can choose the order in
which they read the
information.
5. An encyclopedia entry about
a historical event is typically a
non-linear text.