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This tells the reader the topic of the entire text.
What is a TITLE?
Title Cover/Title Page
100
Provides important vocabulary or key terms in the text. The text font will be darker than the rest of the text font.
What are BOLD WORDS?
100
A visual representation of events in history displayed in chronological order.
What is a TIMELINE?
100
This text feature is located at the back of the book. It lists specific topics lists and all of the page number(s) where you can find those specific topics.
What is an INDEX?
100
These are all things used to help a reader navigate through text easily and better understand the content.
What are TEXT FEATURES?
200
This tells the reader what the section of reading is about.
What is a HEADING?
200
This text feature lists the chapters and beginning page of the book. It is found in the front of the book.
What is the TABLE OF CONTENTS?
200
This is the slanted text that identifies new or important words.
What is ITALICS?
200
This text feature is a picture that shows the location of things or places.
What is a MAP?
200
This text feature shows information or data in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers.
What is a GRAPH/CHART?
300
It is a picture made with a camera that shows how things look in real life. It is not a hand-drawn illustration.
What is a PHOTOGRAPH?
300
This is a hand-drawn picture that helps the reader visualize the text.
What is an ILLUSTRATION?
300
The phrase or sentence under a picture that explains what it is or is about.
What is a CAPTION?
300
This text feature calls attention to new and important words. They may be slanted, bold, or in a different color than other words in the text.
What are KEY WORDS?
300
This text feature tells me fun facts or additional information. It may be located on the side of a page.
What is a SIDE BAR?
400
The word kind in this sentence is an example of:
I try to always use kind words.
What is ITALICS?
400
I use this text feature to find a location. It may be a picture of our country and show where a specific state is.
What is a map?
400
I use this text feature to find the definition of a domain-specific word.
What is a GLOSSARY?
400
I use this text feature that is on a cover of a book to find out what the whole book is about.
What is a TITLE?
400
Double Jeopardy
Name 2 things that text features do to help a reader.
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1. Text features help a reader better understand a text.
2. Text features make it easier for a reader to navigate through a book because you can find things faster.
500
It is a drawing that shows the parts of something, and the parts are labeled.
What is a DIAGRAM?
500
This text feature alphabetically lists words in the back of the book and tells their meaning/definition.
What is a GLOSSARY?
500
This text feature helps you by letting you know what chapters are in the book and on what page they each begin.
What is a TABLE OF CONTENTS?
500
This is color or shade behind a word or words that bring attention to the reader.
What is HIGHLIGHTED TEXT?
500
This text feature shows an image AND is labeled to show parts of the image.
What is a DIAGRAM?