Text Features 1
What is it called when words are written in a dark and thick print?
bold print
What is the purpose behind bold printed words?
tells the reader they are important words
What is it called when words are slanted?
italics
What is it called when a picture is taken by a camera?
photograph
What is the difference between a photograph and illustration?
photograph-camera
illustration-drawn
What is a caption?
tells the reader about the photograph
Where is a caption found?
under a photograph
What is the name of a text that is located at the beginning of a book?
title
What is a heading?
tells the reader what each section is about
Where are bold printed words normally found in a nonfiction book?
the glossary
Why are headings important?
What is located at the back of a book, and includes topics, listed in alphabetical order?
index
When should an author use bullet points?
when they want to list items
What is a glossary?
An alphabetical listing of important words (bold) with definitions.
What are words that describe parts of a photograph?
label
What is a sidebar?
additional information in a box that relates to the main text
What is a table (text feature not what you're sitting at)?
large amounts of information organized into columns and rows
When would maps be helpful in a nonfiction text?
to show the reader where a place is located in the world
Where do you go if you want to know what page something is on?
you can find information quickly instead of looking through each page
Why are text features important?
they help the reader make sense of what they are reading
What feature lists events in a chronological order?
timeline
helps them locate certain topics in a text
What should ALL text features do?
Can you list 7 text features?
list any of the 7:
bold print, sidebar, graph, glossary, index, photograph, illustration, table of contents, heading, title, etc.