Using the Picture
Types of Print
Features
Features 2
Feature 3
100

1

What is a photograph

100
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
100
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map.
100

Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like. Image was taken with a camera.

What is a photograph.

100
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.
What are insets and sidebars.
200

2

What is a map?
200
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
200

Feature that tells the definitions of important words in that text.

What is a glossary?

200
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
200
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline.
300

3

What is a caption?

300

When the author uses many different shades to make a word stand out.

What are colored words?

300
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary.
300
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions.
300

Feature that organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.

What is a chart or a table.

400

4

What is an illustration (or cross section).

400
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
400
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on.
What is the table of contents.
400

Help the reader identify the main idea for that section of text

What are headings.

400

A broad category for how an author organizes information, ideas and highlights important parts of text.

What is a nonfiction text feature.

500

5

What is the title?

500
When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text.
What is highlight.
500
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
500
Features that helps the reader see what something looks like on the inside.
What are cutaways or cross-sections.
500

The first thing a reader should do when given a text.

What is preview the text features?

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