Text Features
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline?
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map?
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.
What are sidebars?
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like that is taken with a camera.
What is a photograph?
Your research goal is to learn about the causes of wildfires in the United States. Which research question would best support this goal?
A. What are the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history?
B. How do wildfires affect the air quality in nearby cities?
C. What human activities and natural events lead to wildfires?
D. How can people protect their homes from wildfires?
What is C. What human activities and natural events lead to wildfires?
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold?
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary?
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline?
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like that is drawn by an artist?
What is an illustration?
Your research topic is ancient Egyptian architecture. Which source is the most credible?
A. A museum website with information on Egyptian civilizations.
B. A travel brochure advertising trips to the pyramids.
C. A social media post showing photos of Egyptian ruins.
D. A YouTube video by a travel vlogger about their trip to Egypt.
What is A. A museum website with information on Egyptian civilizations?
When the words are slanted.
What are italics?
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on.
What is the table of contents?
A two word term is used to describe what we are studying.
What is a text feature?
What is when I am adding an interesting fact or adding more information on a topic.
"The rapid advancement of technology has significantly changed the way people communicate with one another."
Which of the following best paraphrases this sentence?
A. Technology is advancing slowly and hasn’t affected how people talk to each other.
B. Communication has stayed the same despite technological growth.
C. People prefer traditional communication methods over new technologies.
D. The way people interact has been greatly influenced by fast technological progress.
What is D. The way people interact has been greatly influenced by fast technological progress.
When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text.
What is highlight?
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index?
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions?
An example of where I might see a caption.
What is under a photograph?
"Many species are endangered due to habitat destruction caused by human activities."
Which of the following best paraphrases this sentence?
A. Human activities help protect endangered species' habitats.
B. Habitat destruction helps many species survive.
C. The loss of natural environments from human actions puts many species at risk.
D. Species are endangered because they cannot adapt to new environments.
What is C. The loss of natural environments from human actions puts many species at risk?
When the author uses many different shades to make a word stand out.
What is using color?
The way that nonfiction is organized to tell the reader about different parts or main ideas of the section.
What are headings?
When the words identify what the text is about.
What is a title?
An example of when I might use bold or italic words.
What is when I am showing important words to look out for?
1. Ancient Greece was divided into city-states, like Athens and Sparta.2. The Greeks developed democracy as a form of government.3. Greek philosophers, such as Socrates and Plato, influenced modern thought.
What is the most appropriate heading for these facts?
A. The Culture of Ancient Greece or B. Greek Mythology and Legends
What is A. The Culture of Ancient Greece?