Grade 7 · Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts · Complex Texts, Media, and Style
Trace Design and Meaning
Meaning is carried by organization and design as well as sentences. A bibliography, accessible font, caption, or cause-effect structure changes how readers navigate and judge a text.
The big idea
Form and design create a reading path
An expository cause-effect structure invites readers to trace relationships, while headings and accessible visual design make that reasoning easier to locate and understand.
Work it through
Compare an article and infographic
- 1. Identify each form, intended audience, and reading path.
- 2. Trace the cause-effect pattern and supporting features.
- 3. Compare how image, type, spacing, voice, and word choice emphasize information.
- 4. Explain what each form clarifies, simplifies, or leaves out.