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This is at the top of the page and tells the reader what the section of reading is about.

What is a HEADING?

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This gives the heading/chapter and beginning page of each section of the book. This is at the beginning of the book.

What is the TABLE OF CONTENTS?

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This is the slanted text that identifies new or important words.

What is ITALICS?

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It is a picture that shows the location of things or places.
What is a MAP?
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It shows information in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers.  It can be represented by bars or lines.

What is a GRAPH?

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It is a picture made with a camera that shows how things look in real life.
What is a PHOTOGRAPH?
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This is a hand-drawn picture that helps the reader visualize the text.
What is an ILLUSTRATION?
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These are the words next to or under a picture that explain what it is or is about.

What is a CAPTION?

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It calls attention to new and important words by making them stand out.

What is BOLD PRINT or KEYWORDS?

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This lists words alphabetically and often gives the page numbers where the words occur in the text.
What is an INDEX?
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It is a drawing that shows the parts of something.
What is a DIAGRAM?
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This alphabetically lists new or important words and tells what they mean.

What is a GLOSSARY?

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This is a symbol that starts a new idea, on a new line, without using complete sentences.
What is a BULLET?
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This is color or shade behind a word or words that bring attention to the reader.
What is HIGHLIGHTED TEXT?
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This is a picture that you can click on that will take you to the home page.

What is ICON?

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This is the page at the beginning of the book that shows the title, author, and publisher.

What is TITLE PAGE?

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This is beneath the heading and tells what that section will be about.

What is SUBHEADING?

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This has information in boxes that relates to other boxes of information.

What is a TABLE?

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This states the specific name for parts of the object.

What are labels?

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These help the reader to understand the information that is in non-fiction texts.

What are TEXT FEATURES?