Identifies the topic of the text/tells what the text will be about.
Title
Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics.
Index
Shows what something looks like (taken with a camera)
Photograph
Shows what words are important.
Bold Print/Italics
In what City on St. Patrick's day, do they dye the river green?
Chicago
Tells a book's title, author, illustrator, and publisher
Title Page
Glossary
Shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist)
Makes list easier to read and understand.
Bullet Points
According to the Guinness book of world record, what is the highest number of leaves found on a clover?
14
Tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found on.
Table of Contents
Divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about.
Heading
Organizes and helps compare information in a visual way.
Graph
Gives interesting facts or extra facts or extra information about a topic.
Fact Box/Side Bar
What is Ireland's National Flower?
The Shamrock
Organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so it is easier to read.
Table
Caption
Shows where places/events are located.
Map
Bonus: Notes that are placed at the end of a page and used to reference parts of the text.
Footnote
Blue
Shows the order that important events happened.
Labels
Explains information or how something works in a visual way.
Diagram
A list of the books referred to in scholarly work.
Bibliography
According to Legend, what creatures did St. Patrick chase out of Ireland?
Snakes