Fiction or Nonfiction
The Three Little Pigs
What is fiction.
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map.
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like. Taken with a camera.
What is a photograph.
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information/ facts.
What is a text box or sidebar.
A biography about the life of President Obama
What is nonfiction.
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
Illustration or photograph that shows the different parts of an object. (Showing you how it is built or made of)
What is a diagram.
A created image to give you a visual.
What is an illustration.
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 organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What is a chart or a graph.
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
Feature that tell the chapter titles and what pages they are on.
What is the table of contents.
The way that nonfiction is organized to tell the reader about different parts or main ideas of the section.
What are chapters and headings.
A three word term used to describe what we are studying.
What is a nonfiction text feature.
When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text.
What is highlight.
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
Features that helps the reader see what something looks like on the inside.
What are cutaways or cross-sections.
Wild card: Why are text features important?
It helps the reader determine what is important in the text. Often drawing the eye to key words or important details/ facts.