Text Features
What is a chapter?
A section of a book!
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
A stanza
If a story has a chapter called “The Big Surprise" what can you expect the chapter to be about?
A surprise that happens in the story.
You want to know what a section is about. What should you look at?
You need to find information about what lions eat. The book has headings called “Where Lions Live,” “What Lions Eat,” and “Baby Lions.” Which heading should you look under?
“What Lions Eat”
You are reading a book about animals and need to find the page that tells you about dolphins. Which text feature would help you find the page number quickly?
Table of Contents
If a poem has three groups of lines, how many stanzas does it have?
three
If a character is smiling and jumping up and down, how might they feel?
happy/ excited
You want to learn what a picture in a nonfiction book shows. Where should you look?
caption
You need to find information about how a butterfly changes as it grows. The book has headings called “Butterfly Habitats,” “The Butterfly Life Cycle,” and “Flowers Butterflies Visit.” Which heading should you look under?
“The Butterfly Life Cycle”
You want to know what the word habitat means. Which text feature might help you find its definition quickly?
glossary/ dictionary
You are reading a poem and want to talk about one specific part of it. What should you use to help identify the part?
The lines or stanza
If the first stanza says it is raining and the next stanza says the children run inside, what caused the children to go inside?
The rain
You want to find where a topic is discussed in a book. What should you use?
The index
You need to find information about why penguins huddle together in cold weather. The book has headings called “Penguin Predators,” “How Penguins Stay Warm,” and “Penguin Chicks.” Which heading should you look under?
"How Penguins Stay Warm"
You want to find a specific topic quickly in a book. What can help you find the page number?
table of contents/ index
How can you tell that a new stanza is beginning?
There is usually a space between the groups of lines
If a chapter is called the rollercoaster what might the chapter be about?
A rollercoaster
You are reading a book about sharks and want to quickly find information about what sharks eat. What could you use to help you locate the information?
The table of contents, chapter titles
You need to find information about how a plant’s roots help it survive during a dry season. The book has headings called “Parts of a Plant,” “Plants in Different Environments,” and “How Plants Make Seeds.” Which heading should you look under?
“Plants in Different Environments”
You want to learn more about where an animal lives. Which text feature might show you where it lives?
A map
Why might a poet divide a poem into different stanzas?
To organize different ideas or parts of the poem
If a chapter is called “The Big Storm,” what might the chapter be about?
A big storm
You need to find information about where penguins live. The book has headings called “What penguins eat” “Where penguins live” and “ Penguins Babies” Which heading should you look under?
“Where Penguins live?”
You need to find information about how sea turtles use their environment to protect their eggs and help their babies survive. The book has headings called “The Journey to the Ocean,” “Sea Turtle Life Cycles,” “How Sea Turtles Adapt to Their Environment,” and “Threats to Sea Turtle Populations.” Which heading would be the best place to begin looking for this information?
“How Sea Turtles Adapt to Their Environment”