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    This document discusses linear and non-linear text. Linear text, such as newspapers and books, must be read sequentially from beginning to end to understand the message. Non-linear text uses words combined with symbols and graphs, and the reader can start from different points to understand the information. Examples of non-linear text include timelines, flowcharts, graphs, tables, diagrams, organizational charts, maps, and Venn diagrams.

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    This document discusses linear and non-linear text. Linear text, such as newspapers and books, must be read sequentially from beginning to end to understand the message. Non-linear text uses words combined with symbols and graphs, and the reader can start from different points to understand the information. Examples of non-linear text include timelines, flowcharts, graphs, tables, diagrams, organizational charts, maps, and Venn diagrams.

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    This document discusses linear and non-linear text. Linear text, such as newspapers and books, must be read sequentially from beginning to end to understand the message. Non-linear text uses words combined with symbols and graphs, and the reader can start from different points to understand the information. Examples of non-linear text include timelines, flowcharts, graphs, tables, diagrams, organizational charts, maps, and Venn diagrams.

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    Linear and Non Linear Text

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    Linear and

    Non-Linear Text
    In academics, text refers to anything that can be read
    which is used to send and convey a particular message. Your
    notes during a discussion, the newspaper that your father
    reads every morning, the cookbooks that your mother uses to
    check recipes, the magazines your brothers and sisters are
    browsing are examples of text. Aside from these, the maps
    you use, street signs you see on streets, different graphs, and
    illustrations you see almost everywhere are also considered
    texts.
    Texts are categorized as either
    linear or non-linear.
    Linear Text
    Linear text refers to traditional texts which
    are those texts that use words in order to
    form sentences and paragraphs. This type of
    text needs to be read from the beginning up
    to the end to get and understand the
    message of the writer.
    Examples of Linear Text:

    Newspapers
    Books
    Short Stories
    Non-Linear Text
    Non-linear text is the opposite of linear text.
    As its name suggest, this type of text uses words
    combined with symbols and graphs to convey
    and give information. In this type of text, the
    reader does not have to go through the text
    sequentially in order to make sense of text. The
    reader decides where to start reading or what
    parts to read.
    Examples of Non-Linear Text
    Timeline
    Presents relevant
    information and to be
    understood by the
    readers in chronological
    order. This helps the
    readers understand the
    order of certain events
    and how a particular
    events leads to another
    Flowchart
    Shows the sequence
    of events from start to
    finish to document a
    process.
    Graph
    Illustrates the
    relationship between
    two or more variables
    using points, bars,
    lines, or differentiated
    parts of a whole.
    Examples of
     Bar Graph Graph
    Uses bars to
    present a
    comparison of
    numerical
    information
     Line Graph
    Uses lines to
    present a trend or
    change observed
    over a period of time
     Pie Graph
    Uses a circle which
    is divided into slices
    to show how a
    whole is divided into
    parts.
     Table
    Summarizes and
    organizes
    information (maybe
    in words or
    numbers) using
    rows and column
     Diagram
    Illustrates of an
    object or scene in
    which specific
    individual parts are
    labeled
     Organizational Chart
    Represents an
    organizational
    structure,
    highlighting the
    different jobs,
    departments, and
    responsibilities
     Map
    Shows a scale
    representation of a
    whole or part of a
    specific area.
     Venn Diagram
    Highlights the
    similarities and
    difference of two
    objects being
    compared

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