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This document discusses several types of extras that provide additional information for readers including captions, diagrams, charts, timelines, graphs, and maps. Captions give more details about photos, diagrams show parts through drawings, charts compare data visually, timelines outline events over years, graphs illustrate relationships between pieces of information, and maps locate topics geographically and provide context.
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- 1. Cool extras that give lots of information
- 2. Photos often have words below them called a caption. The caption gives you more information about the picture.
- 3. A diagram is a picture, often a drawing, that shows you the different parts of something.
- 4. Charts compare information in an easy to read format.
- 5. Timelines show you several important events that happened, usually over a number of years.
- 6. Graphs show how pieces of information relate to each other
- 7. A map can help you understand where your topic is taking place and give you more information about what you are reading.