Text Features 1
When a word has darker and thicker font. These words are important and are sometimes found in the glossary.
Bold Print
Bat and the End of Everything
Fiction
Shows the order that important events happened.
Timeline
Which grade level is the best at BLT Sr.?
GRADE 2!!!!
Shows where places or events are located.
Map
Shows what something looks like (taken with a camera)
Photograph
Learning about Viola Desmond's life
Nonfiction
Shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist)
Illustration
Tells the names of chapters and on what pages the chapters can be found.
Table of Contents
Makes lists easier to read and understand.
Bullet Points
Tells the name of certain parts of a photograph or illustration.
Label
A diagram in a book that shows the parts of a tree.
Non-Fiction
When the words are slanted and show the words are important.
Italics
Explains information or how something works in a visual way.
Diagram
Explains what a photograph or illustration is about.
Caption
Identifies the topic of the text or tells what the text will be about.
Title
A book about insects and what types there are, what they eat, and where they live.
Non-Fiction
Organizes and helps compare information in a visual way.
Graph
Divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about.
Heading
Organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so it is easier to read.
Table
Gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic.
Fact Box or Sidebar
A story about a girl who has wings and uses them to fly around and battle a dragon.
Fiction
Tells the definitions of some of the words found in the text.
Glossary
Tells a book's title, author, illustrator, and publisher.
Title Page
Tells on what page the reader can find certain topics.
Index