Fiction or Nonfiction
The Three Little Pigs
FICTION
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
underline
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
map
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like/taken with a camera
photograph
Feature that helps reader organize information and compare it in a visual way.
graphs
A biography about the life of former President Obama
NONfiction
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
bold
Feature that tells what a specific section within a body of text will be about.
subheading or subtitle
Features that helps you identify specific parts of a picture or diagram.
labels
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
timeline
A book about bears describing different types of bears, where they live, and what food they eat.
NONfiction.
Feature used to indicate the word is an important term.
italics, bold print, highlighting
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
glossary
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
captions
Feature that organizes information into columns or other ways to make it easier to understand in a visual format.
chart or graph
A story about a girl who can talk to animals.
FICTION
When the words are slanted.
italics
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on. Located in the front of a book.
table of contents
The way that a nonfiction book is organized to tell the reader about the different parts or what specific sections are about.
chapters and headings
A three word term used to describe what we are studying.
nonfiction text features
An article in a newspaper giving the results of the Twins game.
NONfiction.
When a word or phrase has a strip of color over the text.
highlight
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
index
Text box that provides additional or more in depth information.
side bar
Feature that helps reader understand the steps in a process or how something is made.
diagram