Nonfiction text features 1
I provide additional information or meaning below photograph.
What is a caption.
I help the reader by identifying a picture or photograph and its parts.
What is a label.
Where do you find the index?
What is in the back of the book.
What is found in the beginning of a non-fiction book?
What is the table of contents.
Why are photographs/pictures important in non-fiction text.
Photographs/pictures are important in non-fiction text because they help the reader understand exactly what something looks like.
What does non-fiction mean
real/true
A drawing that explains the parts of something
diagrams
This type of print is thick and say's look at me! I'm important!
What is bold print.
I am found in the back of the book and sometimes thought of as a dictionary.
What is a glossary.
This tells us what we will read about on a page of section
Heading or Subheadings
Text/print that is darker than the rest of the text.
What is bold text. It helps with important vocabulary words
What is a title?
This lists important info
bullets
What should every photograph or picture have with it?
What is a caption.
Where are captions usually located
below a picture
This helps the readers understand the sequence of time.
What is a timeline.
Help us understand where things are in the world.
What is a map?
I help the reader understand what they are about to read and what the main idea of the article is.
What is a title.
What is another word for nonfiction?
informational text
Why might a part of a text be highlighted?
Because it is important
An organized gathering of info in a clear visual presentation
What is a graph and chart
A text feature that acts as a mini dictionary. It tells us the meaning of unknown words, usually in the back of the book
what is a glossary?
shows the reader what something looks like
What is an illustration or photograph
What is one difference between fiction and nonfiction
answers may vary
How do photographs help us better understand a nonfiction text?
It shows us what something looks like.