Name that Feature
This text feature:
1. Is in the FRONT of the textbook
2. Provides PAGE numbers of CHAPTERS/SECTIONS of the text
Table of Contents
Glossary
I want to find a chapter of the text quickly. How can I do this?
Go the the TABLE OF CONTENTS
This text feature:
*tells you what the whole text is going to be about
Title
This text feature:
1. is in the BACK of the book
2. Defines Key terms
Glossary
Table of Contents
Front of the book
Gives page numbers of specific CHAPTERS OR SECTIONS
Alphabetical Order
I am reading my social studies textbook and I come across a word I don't know. Where can I find the definition of this word?
GLOSSARY
* Provides a VISUAL for the reader
Picture
Graph
or
Chart
This text feature:
1. Wants to capture the reader's attention
2. Emphasize a point
Bold/Italicized Words
Index
* Specific Page Numbers of SPECIFIC TERMS/IDEAS
My science teacher assigned me a specific topic to research in my science textbook.
How can I efficiently find the correct page number of the topic?
go to the index
This text feature:
* Found below the picture/graph/chart
* Describes the picture/graph/chart
CAPTION
This text feature:
* Tells the main idea of a section of a text
HEADING
Heading
*Main idea of a section of the text
*Usually bolded
I wanted to find out more about a picture.
*Where should I look?
CAPTION
This text feature is:
*Found at the bottom of the page
*Cites a source OR adds info
Footnote
This text feature:
* Sections off a part of the text BELOW the heading
Subheading
Footnote
*Bottom of text
*Adds info
*Cites sources
When I am reading, I see the word "Leopard3" in the text.
What does this mean?
There is a footnote
*bottom of the page
*Cites a source OR
*Adds more information
This text feature is:
*Found in the BACK of the book
*Provides PAGE numbers for specific terms/ideas
INDEX