Text
The style and colour of the _______ sends the reader signals about how to read the content.
What is Text
What does a title usually tell the reader?
What is the main topic or subject of the text.
Name two types of visual feature found in nonfiction texts.
Photos, diagrams, maps, charts, or timelines.
What is a glossary?
A list of key words and their meanings, usually at the back of a book.
Three ways to format text to make it more noticeable.
What is bold, colour, italics and underlining
Why are subheadings used in nonfiction texts?
To organize information into sections and guide the reader.
How do captions help the reader understand a photo?
They describe what’s in the image and how it relates to the topic.
Tells the reader the topic/main idea of the text
What is the Heading or Title
slanted writing
What is Italics
How can headings help you predict what a paragraph is about?
They give clues about the content or focus of the section below.
What’s the difference between a photograph and a diagram?
A photo is a real-life image; a diagram is a labelled drawing to explain something.
A list at the beginning of a text that shows the titles of chapters or sections and their page numbers.
What is a Table of Contents
Make text slightly bigger and darker so that it stands out.
What is Bold
Give an example of a heading and explain what type of information might follow it
.Example: “How Ants Communicate” — the section might explain signals ants use like scent trails or touch.
Why might an author include a map in a nonfiction text?
To show a location related to the topic, helping the reader visualize where events happen.
Lists that make information easier to read, compare or remember
Bullets and Numbers