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Characteristics of Nonfiction
Types of Print
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Features 2
Feature 3
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The idea that tells the author's main idea or reason for writing a selection. It is proven with evidence. 

What is controlling idea/thesis 

100
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
100
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map.
100
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like.
What is a photograph.
100
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.
What are insets and sidebars.
200

Support for an author's idea 

What is evidence

200

When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font to show its importance

What is bold.

200

Feature that tells the reader the specific page number for a section of a multi-page document 

What is a table of contents 

200
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
200
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline.
300

The format an author writes in to convey the purpose and message 

What is text structure

300

When the author uses many different shades to make a word stand out.

What is using color.

300
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary.
300
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions.
300
Feature that organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What is a chart or a graph.
400
Items included in the text for the reader to view and analyze 

Graphic features

400

When the words of titles, articles, buildings, aircrafts, or spacecrafts are slanted.

What is italics.

400
A digital link that directs a reader to additional information on a website

What is a hyperlink 

400

A secondary heading used to divide a subject into more specific subcategories 

What are subheadings.

400

Tells the reader what a section is about 

What is a heading 
500

Why the author writes a selection and how do you determine this? 

Author's purpose is determined by identifying the controlling idea and key details (evidence) throughout the text and understanding what the author wants readers to know about a topic

500

When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text to show its importance 

What is highlight.

500
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
500
Features that helps the reader see what something looks like on the inside.
What are cutaways or cross-sections.
500

What is the difference between an illustration and a photograph

An illustration is a drawing, while a photograph is an image taken with a camera of a real -life subject