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Nonfiction Text Features
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Nonfiction Text Features 3
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Where I find a glossary in a nonficiton book
The back
100
Where you look to find the page numbers of where different chapters start
Table of contents
100
A word or words that point to a part of a picture and describes what is seen
A label
200
This type of print shows me a word is important
Bold print
200
A diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
A map
200
A simple drawing using lines to explain where something is or how something works
A diagram
300
A real picture, not a drawing
Photograph
300
A word, phrase, or sentence at the beginning of a written passage that explains what it's about.
A heading
300
The feature shows you an alphabetical list of people, places, events, and terms. It also gives you definitions.
Glossary
400
Gives readers a visual idea of the information provided. Usually compares two or more pieces of information
A chart/graph
400
Where you should look to locate the page numbers of a different topics in the back of a nonfiction text
Index
400
This feature is a visual representation of events in history displayed in chronological order.
A timeline
500

A short description of a photograph or illustration.

Caption

500

Pictures or drawings that help the reader understand the text better.

Illustrations

500

This type of text gives real facts about a topic.

Nonfiction texts