Fiction or Nonfiction
Writing that goes along with a picture or photograph
Caption
Found at the front of the book
Table of Contents
Found under the main heading
Subheading
Illustrates one or more geographical regions and can be found in the back of most history books
Atlas
Symbols used to introduce items in a list to make it easier to read and understand
Bullet points
Bring attention to important details
Text feature
Is found at the front of the book
Table of Contents
A drawing consisting of lines showing how two or more sets are related to each other
Graph
A drawing intended to explain how something works, or showing the relationship between the parts
Diagram
A text feature that uses black or dark writing
Bold print
A colored box that gives the reader more info about the text
A text box
A section at the back of the book that gives additional information
Appendix
You can find these at the end of a chapter to test what you have learned
questions
Found at the back of the book and gives definitions
glossary
Arrangement of information found in rows or columns
Table
The purpose is to inform
Expository Text
A visual representation of events in history displayed in chronological order
Timeline
True or false: Nonfiction means true events based on facts
True
A text feature that identifies a flat place, area or region
Map
Found at the back of the book. It classifies key words in alphabetical order and page number
Index
Found at the top of the page and explains the central topic or theme of the page
Title
Are words slanted to the right. Calls attention to important words
Italics
True or false: Mommy loves you
Always (true of course)