Text Features 1
What is it called when words are written in a dark and thick print?
bold print
What is the purpose behind bold printed words?
tells the reader they are important words
What is it called when words are slanted?
italics
What is it called when a picture is taken by a camera?
photograph
What is the difference between a photograph and illustration?
photograph-camera
illustration-drawn
What is a caption?
tells the reader what's happening in the photograph
Where is a caption found?
under a photograph
What is the thing that tells us what the entire story is about
title
What is a heading?
tells the reader what each section is about
Where are bold printed words normally found in a nonfiction book?
the glossary
Why are subtitles important?
so the reader knows what's in the passage
what type of book might you find text features?
informational or nonfiction
When should an author use a time line?
when they want to give dates or the order of events
What is a glossary?
tells us what the bolded words mean
What are words that describe parts of a photograph?
label
Find a text feature in the room
good luck!
What is a label?
tells us what's specifically in the picture
When would maps be helpful in a nonfiction text?
to show the reader where a place is located in the world
Where do you go if you want to know what page something is on?
you can find information quickly instead of looking through each page
Why are text features important?
they help the reader make sense of what they are reading
What feature lists events in a chronological order?
timeline
How does a table of contents help a reader?
helps them locate certain topics in a text
What should ALL text features do?
Can you list 5 text features?
list any of the 7:
bold print, graph, glossary, index, photograph, illustration, table of contents, heading, title, etc.