Text
Visual
Using Text Features
Vocabulary
100
slanted print that shows a word is important
What are italics?
100

shows what something looks like in real life

photograph

100

Tells the main idea of the WHOLE article

What is the title?

100

brief explanation or label of the photograph or illustration

captions

200
text under a photograph or illustration to explain what it is about
What is a caption?
200

something that is drawn in the story

illustration

200
tells the definitions of some words found in a text
What is the glossary?
200

what are the three types of print

bold words, highlighted, italicized

300

title at the top of a section or page that indicates the main topic

heading

300
shows where places/events are located
What is a map?
300
you would look here if you needed to find all the pages that had information about tree frogs in your non fiction book about animals
What is the index?
300

Divide the text into sections and tell the main idea of each section

What is a heading or subheading?

400

secondary title 

subheading

400

organizes and helps compare numerical (number) information in a visual way

graph, table, time line

400

you would use this to explain how something words or shows the relationship between different parts. It is a visual aid that helps you understand the concept. 

diagram

400

show what is in the story in the front of the book and goes in order that the story is written

table of contents

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