Text Features
This feature at the beginning of an article or passage often appears in larger or bold text and gives the reader an idea of the topic.
What is a title?
This is the author’s purpose when they write to give facts or explain something.
What is to inform?
The baby was drowsy, so she rubbed her eyes and yawned before falling asleep.
What does drowsy most likely mean?
What is sleepy or tired?
In "I'm Trying to Love Spiders," the author encourages readers to overcome this common fear.
What is a fear of spiders?
This FANBOYS word is used to join two ideas that are opposites or show contrast.
What is "but"?
This feature is used to divide sections of a passage and helps readers understand what each part is about.
What is a heading or subheading?
If an author writes a commercial or an opinion piece, their purpose is likely this.
What is to persuade?
The abandoned house looked desolate, with broken windows and overgrown weeds everywhere.
What does desolate most likely mean?
What is empty or lonely?
Isatou Ceesay found a way to recycle these items to help her community.
What are plastic bags?
This FANBOYS word connects two ideas that are similar or add more information.
What is "and"?
In an article about hurricanes, this feature might show a text feature showing where hurricanes form or how they develop.
What is a photograph or illustration?
When an author writes a fictional story or a joke book, their main purpose is this.
What is to entertain?
The directions were ambiguous, so we didn’t know if we were supposed to turn left or right.
What does ambiguous most likely mean?
What is unclear or confusing?
In "Molly, By Golly!," Molly Williams became the first known female firefighter in the United States. She worked in this city.
What is New York City?
This FANBOYS word is used when presenting a choice or alternative.
What is "or"?
If a word like "ecosystem" is bolded in a passage, what is the author trying to tell the reader?
What is the word is important and likely defined in the glossary or explained in the text?
A biography about Martin Luther King Jr. is most likely written for this purpose.
What is to inform?
Despite the heavy rain and strong winds, the hiker remained resilient, continuing his journey up the mountain.
What does resilient most likely mean?
What is strong or tough?
In "Safe Crossing," what group needed help getting across the river safely?
What are frogs or amphibians?
This FANBOYS word is used to indicate a consequence or result.
What is "so"?
A text feature that visually represents information in a simplified way, such as a labeled drawing of a frog’s life cycle.
What is a diagram?
This term describes writing that tries to change the reader’s mind about a topic.
What is persuasive?
The doctor had a surplus of masks and gloves, so she donated the extra supplies to the clinic.
What does surplus most likely mean?
What is an extra amount or more than needed?
In "One Plastic Bag," Isatou Ceesay’s project helped clean up this African country.
What is Gambia?
This FANBOYS word is used to introduce a negative alternative, often paired with "neither."
What is "nor"?