This text feature is located at the top of the first page. It quickly tells the reader what information he or she will learn about.
What is the Title.
100
This text feature is located in the back of books. It is an alphabetical list of important ideas, terms, person, events, or places that are in the text. It tells you what page it's on.
What is an Index.
100
This graphic source helps a reader locate a place in the world that is related to the text.
What is a Map.
100
This text feature is located at the beginning of each big section of text. It helps the reader locate information on a page by identifying the topic for the section of text.
What is a Subtitle or Subheading.
100
This text feature is located throughout the text. It briefly summarizes key points of a text.
What are Bullets.
200
This text feature is located in the front of books. It shows how the book or webpage is organized and lists the different chapters or sections and tells where they are located.
What is the Table of Contents.
200
This graphic source is a detailed depiction of an object from the text with labels of the important parts.
What is a Diagram.
200
This text feature is located in back of books. It lists important words and gives their definitions.
What is a Glossary.
200
This graphic source shows the timing of major events, in sequential order.
What is a Time Line.
200
This text feature is located underneath or next to a picture, illustration, or other graphics. It tells what the picture is.
What is a Caption.
300
This text feature is located at the front of books. It tells what the book contains or is about, in paragraph format.
What is the Preface or Introduction.
300
This text feature is located throughout the text. It tells how certain words are said aloud.
What is a Pronunciation Guide.
300
This graphic source is an illustration that shows the inside of something by removing part of a wall or side.
What is a Cutaway.
300
This text feature is set apart from the main text and is usually located on the side or bottom of the page. It elaborates on or goes into more detail about something mentioned in the text.
What is a Sidebar.
300
This text feature is located throughout the text. It puts information in an easy-to-see format.
What are Graphic Sources.
400
These graphic sources are likenesses of an important object, person, or idea from the text.
What are Pictures, Photographs, Illustrations, and Drawings.
400
These graphic sources visually show data related to something in the text.
What are Charts, Graphs, and Tables.
400
This text feature is located in the back of books. It lists other sources like books and magazines with more information on the same page.
What is a Bibliography.
400
This graphic source shows how big something is in comparison to something else to give the reader a sense of scale.
What is a Size Comparison.
500
This graphic sources are boxes that show either a faraway view of something or a close-up shot of a small detail, like a zoomed-in part of a map.
What are Inset Photos or Magnification Insets.
500
This text feature is located in the back of books. It is a collection of documents, charts, and other information that is related to the rest of the book.
What is an Appendix.
500
This graphic source is an illustration that shows all the layers of an object by cutting it in half for viewing.
What is a Cross Section.
500
This text feature is located throughout the text. When a word is bold, italicized, underlined, highlighted, or a larger size, it is an important word for you to know.