Text Features
Titles, bold, diagrams are examples of what helps readers understand text better.
What is text feature?
Tells the name of the book and tells the reader the topic/main idea of the text.
What is Title?
A picture taken by a camera.
What is a photograph?
The style and color of the _______ makes it stand out to the reader.
What is text?
A picture that represents something else such as an emoji, blue bird, or a ghost.
What is an icon.
Where text features are found
books, articles, computers, magazines, newspapers, etc.- Nonfiction
Below the heading and divides the text into sections.
What is subheading?
Explains what is shown in a picture or illustration.
What is caption?
Three ways to change text to make it more noticeable.
What is bold, color, italics, capitalization, underlining, highlight
a list of things you choose from to do on the computer.
What is electronic menu?
gives the heading and beginning page number for each section of the book
What is table of contents?
Below the title and divides the section of the book or article
What is Heading?
Drawings that show the basic shape of the land and other geographical, political, or historical features.
What is a map?
slanted writing
What is italics?
Helps readers understand by creating interest or emphasizing information. Located in a section separate from the text usually on the side
What is text box or sidebar?
Is an alphabetical listing of the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers.
What is index?
Gives an idea of what the entire book or article is about.
What is title?
A drawing or picture that shows or explains how something works and usually has labels.
What is a diagram?
Change this to make information stand out by making it darker.
What is bold?
Which of the following is located in the front of the book- index, glossary, or table of contents
What is Table of contents?
A list of key terms and definitions in alphabetical order.
What is Glossary?
What do you think the main idea is of a newspaper article titled "Bank robbery suspect arrested."
What is a bank robber arrested and bank robbery
What is an example where information is divided into a table that shows quantity of each.
What is a chart or graph?
Use the color yellow over the word to make it stand out.
What is highlight?
Words pointing to parts on a diagram
labels