LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR TEXTS

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LINEAR AND NON-
LINEAR TEXTS

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In this lesson, you will be able to:
1. define linear and non-linear text;
2. identify linear and non-linear text;
3. transcode information from linear to non-linear
texts and vice-versa; and
4. interpret linear or non-linear text,

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LINEAR TEXT

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WHAT IS LINEAR TEXT

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LINEAR TEXT
● is a text that is written in a traditional way without the
aid of graphics.
● It is read from left to right, from beginning to end, and
has syntactic and grammatical features.
● It is presented in a paragraph form
● The author of the text decides the order or sequence of
the text.

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1. Print: novels, short stories, essay, poems, educational
texts, news articles and letters.
EXAMPLES OF LINEAR TEXT:

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2. Electronics: blogs and e-mails.
EXAMPLES OF LINEAR TEXT:

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NON-LINEAR
TEXT

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WHAT IS NON-LINEAR TEXT

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• is represented using different kinds of graphics
such as charts, tables and graphs and other
figures.
• It is also called non-linear because the reader
does not read it sequentially; instead the
reader of the text decides the sequence in
reading the text.
NON-LINEAR TEXT

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LINE GRAPH
EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT

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BAR GRAPH
EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT

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PIE GRAPH
EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT

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HISTOGRAM
EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT

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EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT

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VENN DIAGRAM
EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT
• A diagram that shows all
possible logical relationships
between a set of items
• Comprises of two overlapping
circles

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FLOWCHART
EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT
A type of diagram
representing a process
using different symbols
containing information
about steps or a
sequence of events.
Each of these symbols
in linked with arrows to
illustrate the flow
direction of the
process.

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TABLE
EXAMPLE OF NON-LINEAR TEXT
A collection of
related data
held in a table
format within a
database. It
consists of
columns and
rows.

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LINEAR
VS
NON-
LINEAR
TEXT

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ACTIVITY

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Interpret non-linear text below.

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1. What is the most common language used in
Australia?
2. What is the total percentage of the languages
English and Italian combined?
3. What is the second most common language
used in Australia?
4. What is the percentage of people using Chinese
language?