Fiction or Nonfiction
Types of Print
Features
Features 2
Feature 3
100
The Three Little Pigs
What is fiction.
100
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
100

Feature that helps us see where locations or objects are located in the world and in comparison to other locations.

What is a map.

100

Feature that shows an exact visual of what something looks like. 

What is a photograph.

100

The final paragraph or paragraphs that end the text and give a review of what was learned and its application to the larger world. 

What is the conclusion?

200
A biography about the life of President Obama
What is nonfiction.
200
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
200
Feature that tells the reader how to say the word.
What is a pronunciation guide.
200
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
200
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline.
300
A book about bears describing different types of bears, where they live, and what food they eat.
What is nonfiction.
300
When the author uses many different shades to make a word stand out.
What is using color.
300
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary.
300
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions.
300
Feature that organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What is a chart or a graph.
400
A story about a girl who can talk to animals.
What is fiction.
400
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
400

Feature that tells the main ideas and what pages they are on.

What is the table of contents.

400

The way that nonfiction is organized to tell the reader about different parts or main ideas of the section.

What are chapters or headings.

400

A two-word term used to describe what we are studying.

What are text features.

500
An article in a newspaper giving the results of the Bruins game.
What is nonfiction.
500
When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text.
What is highlight.
500
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
500

The first paragraph or first few paragraphs that give background about the topic.

What is the introduction?

500

A short sentence or paragraph, usually placed under the title or heading to give a shortened description of the text's main ideas. 

What is a summary?
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