| A | B |
| structure | how a document is organized |
| purpose | the reason why a document was written; what its job is |
| newspaper | a scheduled publication that contains articles, ads, and opinion pieces |
| news article | main purpose is to tell the reader what happened |
| reporter | the person who writes news articles |
| chronological order | time order; shows sequence |
| manual | tells people how to operate and care for a device |
| table of contents | found in the front of the document; list of topics |
| index | back of the document; alpha list of topics |
| directions | instructions on how to do things |
| steps | directions presented in the order they need to happen |
| glossary | a mini dictionary at the back of a document |