Fiction or Nonfiction
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map.
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like.
What is a photograph.
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.
What are insets and sidebars.
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
A drawing that shows or explains something; Help the reader understand information in the book
Diagrams
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline.
When the author uses many different shades to make a word stand out.
What is using color.
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary.
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions.
Feature that organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What is a chart or a graph.
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
Quickly tells the reader what information they will learn about; What the thing is all about
Title.
The way that nonfiction is organized to tell the reader about different parts or main ideas of the section.
What are chapters and headings.
A three word term used to describe what we are studying.
What is a nonfiction text feature.
When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text.
What is highlight.
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
A box or some other shape that contains text; Show the reader that information is important or interesting.
Textboxes
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on
What is the table of contents.