Nonfiction Text Features Chart

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1 Title Identifies the topic of the text/tells what the text will be about Title Page Table of Contents Index Tells a book s title, author, illustrator, and publisher Tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics Glossary Heading Tells the definitions of some of the words found in a text Divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about

2 Photograph Shows what something looks like (taken with a camera) Illustration Shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist) Caption Labels Graph Table Explains what a photograph or illustration is about Tells the names of certain parts of a photograph or illustration Organizes and helps compare information in a visual way Organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so it is easier to read

3 Map Shows where places/ events are located Diagram Bold Print Explains information or how something works in a visual way Shows what words are important or what words can be found in the glossary Italics Shows that a word is important Bullet Points Fact Box/ Side Bar Makes lists easier to read and understand Gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic

4 Title Title Page Table of Contents Index Glossary Heading

5 Photograph Illustration Caption Labels Graph Table

6 Map Diagram Bold Print Italics Bullet Points Fact Box/ Side Bar

7 Identifies the topic of the text/tells what the text will be about Tells a book s title, author, illustrator, and publisher Tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics Tells the definitions of some of the words found in a text Divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about

8 Shows what something looks like (taken with a camera) Shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist) Explains what a photograph or illustration is about Tells the names of certain parts of a photograph or illustration Organizes and helps compare information in a visual way Organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so it is easier to read

9 Shows where places/ events are located Explains information or how something works in a visual way Shows what words are important or what words can be found in the glossary Shows that a word is important Makes lists easier to read and understand Gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic

10 Title Tells a book s title, author, illustrator, and publisher Table of Contents Tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found Index Tells the definitions of some of the words found in a text Heading Divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about

11 Shows what something looks like (taken with a camera) Illustration Shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist) Caption Tells the names of certain parts of a photograph or illustration Graph Organizes and helps compare information in a visual way Table

12 Map Shows where places/ events are located Diagram Shows what words are important or what words can be found in the glossary Italics Shows that a word is important Bullet Points Gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic

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