Text Features
Text Features
Text Features
Non-Fiction
Types of Texts
100

This is a hand drawn image that is drawn and helps the reading visualize what the author is saying.

Illustration

100

These organizes information or data and helps the reader compare information in a visual way.

Charts and Graphs

100

A ________ is an outline of drawing that shows how something works.  Usually diagrams will have labels.

Diagram

100

An _______ is the person who writes the text or any piece of writing.

Author

100

This type of text teaches us how to do something. 

Procedural Texts

200

They help the reader understand where something is in the world.

Maps

200

A _______ shows the order, or sequence, that events happen on a line with dates.

Timeline

200

A ______ is a title at the top of the page or section that tells the reader what they will read about.

Heading

200

The __________ is the reason why an author would write a text. In non-fictions texts it is usually to educate, persuade and inform the reader.

Author’s Purpose

200

This type of text tells us about a person.

Biography

300

The ______ is the name of the book, or any piece of writing. It wills you the title, author, illustrator, and publisher. Identifies the topic of the text and tells what the text is about

Title

300

List of main points, facts, or examples the author wants you to know.  It helps the reader identify important information quickly.

Bullet Points

300

A _______ is a smaller title that breaks up headings into smaller categories

Subheading

300

_________ is writing that has real information or facts.

Non-Fiction

300

This type of text is writen by the Author about themselves.

Autobiogralph

400

This is an image that is created using a camera.  It helps the reader see what the author is talking about.

Photograph

400

The ________  is an alphabetical list that gives important words from the text and their definitions.

Glossary

400

Words or phrases written in darker print (or in colour) to emphasize importance

Bold Text

400

The __________ is what the text is mostly about.

Main Idea

400
Anne Frank is this type of text.

Diary

500

A subtitle is a smaller title that is usually listed under or beside the title of the text.

Subtitle

500

An index is at the back of a book.  It is an alphabetical list of topics, people, places, and key words and on what page they can be found.

Index

500

A short explanation under or beside a picture that gives information about the picture.

Captions

500

__________ are visuals and supports outside of the main piece of writing.

Text Features

500

The newspaper is this type of text 

Non-Fictions