Text
print that shows what words are important or what words are found in the glossary
Bold print
shows what something looks like (taken with a camera)
Photograph
I am found at the beginning of a book, and I name the chapters and what page the chapters can be found on
Table of Contents
Divides the text into sections and explains what the section will be about.
Headings/Subheadings
What is another name for a Fact Box?
Sidebar
slanted print that shows a word is important
shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist)
Illustration
I am where you can find the book's title, author, illustrator, and publisher
Title Page
Tells the book's title, author, illustrator, and publisher
Title Page
What types of print are most vocabulary words in?
Bold print
text under a photograph or illustration to explain what it is about
Caption
explains information or how something works in a visual way
Diagram
I am at the top of the page- I give you an idea of what topic you're about to read.
Gives you interesting facts or extra information about a topic
Fact Box
Name 2 things you could find on a title page.
Title, author, illustrator, publisher
words that tell the names of certain parts of a photograph or illustration
Labels
shows where places/events are located
Map
I am where 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
Index
Organizes information using rows and columns so it is easier to understand
Table
Name 2 text features that help you organize information.
makes lists easier to read and understand
Bullet Points
organizes and helps compare information in a visual way
Graph
I am where you would look to find the definition of a word in the non fiction book you are reading
Glossary
All the components or features of a non-fiction text that are NOT considered part of the MAIN text
Text Features
On what type of text feature will you most likely find labels?
Diagram