Text Features 1
What is the name of our school's mascot?
Felix
What is Mrs. Cassidy's son's name?
Collin
What is Mrs. Ray's favorite football team?
KC Chiefs
Can you name 3 of the 4 principals in our building?
Dr. Oliver, Ms. Marchetto, Dr. Fakes, Ms. Tharp
What kind of book will you find text features?
Non-fiction (real)
This is at the top of the page and tells the reader what the section of reading is about.
What is a HEADING?
This gives the heading/chapter and beginning page of each section of the book. This is at the beginning of the book.
What is the TABLE OF CONTENTS?
This is the slanted text that identifies new or important words.
What is ITALICS?
It is a picture that shows the location of things or places.
What is a MAP?
These are the words next to or under a picture that explain what it is or is about.
What is a CAPTION?
It calls attention to new and important words by making them stand out.
What is BOLD PRINT or KEYWORDS?
Where will you find the publisher and date the book was written?
Title Page
This alphabetically lists new or important words and tells what they mean.
What is a GLOSSARY?
This is a symbol that starts a new idea, on a new line, without using complete sentences. Just gives the facts.
What is a BULLET or Bullet Point?
These help the reader to understand the information that is in non-fiction texts.
What are TEXT FEATURES?
This is the page at the beginning of the book that shows the title, author, and publisher.
What is TITLE PAGE?
This is beneath the heading and tells what that section will be about.
What is SUBHEADING?
This has information in boxes that relates to other boxes of information.
What is a TABLE?
This states the specific name for parts of the object. You may notice arrows when this is used.
What are labels?
It shows information in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers. It can be represented by bars or lines.
What is a GRAPH?