1
this is in the front of the book and tells what page chapters begin on.
table of contents
this tells when things happened in a story
timeline
this is used to organize information that contains data/numbers
graph
this is an image created by a camera
photograph
these are the words that describe what is being shown in a photo or illustration
caption
this is print that is darker or thicker than the surrounding print
bold print
whomp whomp. -your team loses points unless you can name 3 items given throughout the 12 days of Christmas.
-200
this is text organized into a list
bullet points
bonus! Your team gets bonus points if you can give 2 other names Santa Claus is known as
+200
this is located in the back of the book and tells the reader what words from the mean
glossary
BONUS - choose a team. They have to name all of Santa's Reindeer to get bonus points.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen
which text feature would be most helpful if you need to know when someone was married?
timeline
these are at the beginning of sections within a chapter
headings
whomp whomp - your team loses points unless you can sing a verse from Jingle Bells
-300
Which text feature would be most helpful if you need to know what important words from the text mean?
glossary
this is a drawing or computer generated image
illustration
This shows locations or routes
map
this is at the back of the book. It lists important keywords or concepts and tells you what pages you can find them on
index
this is print that is slightly slanted to one side
italics
bonus - choose a team to award points to if they can name the head elf from the movie The Santa Clause
Bernard
bonus - Name the villains from Home Alone to earn bonus points
Harry and Marv
which text feature would be most helpful if you need to see where a king traveled on his way to the front lines in a war?
map
bonus! Your team gets bonus points if you can name 5 Christmas movies
+500
this shows the parts of something and usually uses labels
diagram
Which text feature would be most helpful while doing a research paper on the concept of gravity?
an index