Nonfiction text features 1
I provide additional information or meaning of the photograph.
Caption.
I help readers know what a specific section of a chapter or article will be about.
Heading
Where do you find the index?
In the back of the book.
What is found in the beginning of a non-fiction book that helps the reader know where general information about a topic can be found?
Table of contents
Why are photographs/pictures important in non-fiction text.
Photographs/pictures are important in non-fiction text because they help the reader understand exactly what something looks like.
I am what tells the reader the different parts of a photograph or diagram.
labels.
This type of print is thick and say's look at me! I'm important!
bold print
I am found in the back of the book and sometimes thought of as a dictionary.
Glossary
I have extra, interesting and fun facts to share with the reader.
Fun facts box
I help readers see what something looks like on the inside.
Diagram
I help readers understand what information a map has to share.
Key
A word or phrase with a line under it is said to be_______. Sometimes the author does this to show that the information is very important or is the title of a different text.
underlined
Information given about a picture or illustration.
Caption
When information is covered in a colored bar.
It is highlighted.
This helps the readers understand the order of important events in history.
Timeline.
I help the reader understand what they are about to read and what the main idea of the book or article is.
Title
This is a resource found at the end of the book. It gives the page numbers where important words can be found.
Index
This type of print is slanted.
Italics
I help the reader understand data in a visual way.
Graph.
I help organize information into columns so the reader can quickly compare the information.
Table/Chart
Besides photographs, what other text features might you see labels on?
Diagram
This is something that helps the reader know how to say a word out loud.
A pronunciation guide
I list information about the author, illustrator and publisher as well as the title.
Title Page