Fiction or Nonfiction
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like.
What is a photograph.
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.
What are insets and sidebars.
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
Feature that tells the reader how to say the word.
What is a pronunciation guide.
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline.
When the author uses many different shades to make a word stand out.
What is using color.
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary.
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions.
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map.
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on.
What is the table of contents.
Feature that organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What are charts and/or graphs.
What is the purpose of non-fiction text structures.
What is help you understand more information about the topic you are learning about.
The way that nonfiction is organized to tell the reader about different parts or main ideas of the section.
What are chapters and headings.
Feature that helps the reader see how something works or its different parts. It may include labels or numbered parts.
What is a diagram.
Besides a non-fiction book, name another non-fiction source that you would find text features.
What is a magazine, newspaper, dictionary, encyclopedia, how to guide, etc.