Text Features
Things that are featured in texts
Features of Texts
Extra Special Ms. Bella and Mr. Ryan category
100

often a word that is important to the subject of the text or a difficult word that the reader may not know

Bold Words

100

a real-life picture of the item being explained

Photograph

100

words that briefly explain a photograph or illustration

Caption

100

item that Mr. Ryan collects, as well as does on Free Time Friday

Cards / Trading Cards

200

included at the top of the text to tell the reader what the entire text is about

Heading

200

a word that points to a specific part of a photograph or illustration and tells you the name of that part

Label

200

included at the top of the text to tell the reader what the entire text is about

Heading

200

Ms. Bella's favorite singer

Taylor Swift

300

this section includes words that are listed in alphabetical order with a definition

Glossary

300

fun fact or bit of information left off to the side of the text

Sidebar

300

this section includes words that are listed in alphabetical order with a definition

Glossary

300

Place that Mr. Ryan moved from before he moved to Indiana

Tampa / Florida

400

an alphabetical list of key topics, usually in the back of a book, with page numbers of where to find them

Index

400

an alphabetical list of key topics, usually in the back of a book, with page numbers of where to find them

Index

400

tells the reader what information they will find in the following paragraphs 

Subheading

400

College that Ms. Bella goes to

IUPUI

500

a drawing of the item being explained

Illustration

500

tells the reader what information they will find in the following paragraphs

Subheading

500

chart that tells you information and gives you number data

Graph

500

10 + 5 + 5 divided by 2

10

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