Question

Dalia is writing a research paper on changes in weather patterns due to El Nino. What text feature would help aid in a reader’s understanding of this paper? Choose at least 2 text features and explain how these would help clarify information.

Answer 1

1. Since research papers are usually lengthy, a “table of contents” could help the reader navigate through the paper in an organized way.

2. Headings above each section could provide a simple, clearly defined format that works to break up the dense paper into distinct portions.