Text Features
Writing
More Text Features
Reading
Even More T. F.
100

I am a picture of an area that helps readers understand where places are located

What is a MAP?

100

I am the first step of the writing process where I come up with many possible ideas to write about.

What is BRAINSTORMING?

100

I am a word written in a dark color to show its importance.

What is BOLD TYPE?

100

Describe what it should look like and sound like during Independent Reading.

What is QUIET and FOCUSED?

What is EVERYONE READING AT THEIR DESK?

100

TRUE OR FALSE?

The reason we use text features is to make our informational writing more confusing, harder to understand and less interesting.

What is FALSE?
200

I am the words underneath a picture that explain what the picture is about.

What is a CAPTION?

200

I am the part of an essay that introduces my topic.

What is an INTRODUCTION.

200

I am a list of important words and their definitions found in a book.

What is a GLOSSARY?

200

I am a list where readers collect the names of the books they have read and how long they read for.

What is a READING LOG?

200

I am a visual way to show events that happened in time order.

What is a TIMELINE?

300

I am the name for a small dot used to mark items in a list.

What is a BULLET POINT?

300

I am a type of writing that gives the writer's opinion on a topic.

What is PERSUASIVE WRITING?

300

I am a special kind of text with slanted letters to make important words stand out.

What is ITALICS?

300

I am another name for the BIG IDEA of a reading passage.

What is the MAIN IDEA?

300

I am located at the end of a book. I list all the topics in the book in alphabetical order and what page they can be found on.

What is the INDEX?

400

I am found in the front of a book and I list the chapters in order from beginning to end.

What is the TABLE OF CONTENTS?

400

I am the final step in the writing process.

What is PUBLISHING?

(and sharing my writing)

400

I am a page, usually at the end of a book that gives personal information about the person who wrote the book.

What is the ABOUT THE AUTHOR page?

400

I am the name for a book that is at my level - not too hard and not too easy.

What is a RIGHT JUST BOOK?

400

I am the name for a box on the side of a page that gives additional information on a topic.

What is a SIDEBAR?

500

I am a visual way to show data (including numbers) and compare data.

What is a GRAPH?

500

I am the part of an essay where the writer gives their final thoughts on a topic.

What is the CONCLUSION?

500

I am a picture that shows the parts of something or how it works.

What is a DIAGRAM?

500

I am another name for a quick read of an article or essay.

What is a SKIM or a SCAN?

500

I am a word or short phrase that describes the topic or main idea of a section.

What is a HEADING?

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