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An ABC Book of Text Features

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An ABC Book of Text Features

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A is for Author  Notes-­‐A  note  to  readers  about  making  the  book.  

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B is for Bold  Print-­‐words  with  thick  heavy  lines.  

                           

                                                                                                                                                                   Brainy  Bees  Know  Two  from  Three      

                   

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C is for  Cap<ons-­‐Informa<on  that  is  near  a  photograph  or  illustra<on  that  it  tells.                                                                                                                                                  

   

                                                   Honeybees  have  some  basic  numerical  abili2es,  a  new  study  found.  They  can                                          recognize  a  pa=ern  based  only  on  the  number  of  elements  in  it.  For  example,    

                                                                                 if  the  bees  learn  to  recognize  three  blue  dots,  then  later  they  can  find  three                                                                                                                                          yellow  stars,  three  yellow  lemons  or  three  purple  blobs.  

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D is for  Diagrams-­‐  is  a  drawing  of  something  to  show  its  parts.  Labels  are  o@en  added  to  the  diagram.  

 

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E is for Endpages-­‐addi<onal  informa<on  that  supports  the  book.  

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F is for Fonts-­‐The  way  the  typing  looks.  You  will  find  words  in  bold  and  color  print  in  books.  

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G is for Glossary-­‐A  alphabe<zed  list  of  special  words  in  a  book  and  their  meanings.  

 

 

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H is for Headings-­‐The  <tle,  sub<tle,  or  topic  that  stands  at  the  top  or  beginning,  as  of  a  paragraph,  leFer,  or  chapter.            

 

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I is for Index-­‐An  alphabe<zed  list  of  key  informa<on  including  page  numbers.  This  can  be  found  at  the  end  of  a  book.  

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J is for Just  say  it!  A  pronuncia@on  guide  is  when  the  writer  spells  out  the  words  phone<cally,  o@en  in  parentheses.  This  helps  us  say  the  word  correctly.  

"The Gila (HE-la) Monster is

a kind of lizard."

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K is for Map  Key-­‐Helps  the  reader  know  how  to  interpret  informa<on  on  a  map.  

   

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L is for Labels-­‐Helps  the  reader  iden<fy  parts  of  a  diagram.  

 

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M is for Map-­‐  Helps  the  reader  understand  where  things  are  in  the  world.  

 

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N is for Non-­‐Fic<on  Text  Features  •  Helps  readers  beFer  understand  what  they  are  reading  about.  

•  Gives  us  extra  informa<on.  •  Text  features  can  be  found  in  textbooks,  magazine  ar<cles,  reports,  web  pages,  and  other  forms  of  non-­‐fic<on  text.    

 

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O is for ClOse  Up-­‐  Helps  the  reader  see  details  in  something  small.  

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P is for Photographs-­‐Helps  the  reader  beFer  understand  a  picture  or  photograph.  

 

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Q is for Ques<on  Format-­‐Ques<ons  the  author  includes  in  the  text  for  us  to  think  about.  

 

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R is for Reference  pages-­‐Helps  the  reader        understand  informa<on  in  the  book.    

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S is for Sidebars-­‐Boxes  of  informa<on  to  the  side  of  the  main  text/column.  

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T is for Table  of  Contents-­‐Helps  the  reader  iden<fy  key  topics  in  the  book  in  the  order  they  are  presented.  

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U is for Underline-­‐Helps  the  reader  understand  that  a  word  or  words  are  important.  

     

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V is for Verso  Pages-­‐In  page  layout,  the  verso  pages  are  the  even-­‐numbered  pages  on  the  le@  side  of  a  two-­‐page  spread.  

 

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W is for DraWings-­‐Helps  the  reader  understand  what  something  could  have  looked  liked.  

 

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X is for    AppendiX-­‐Addi<onal  informa<on  located  at  the  end  of  a  book.        

 

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Y is for CutawaY-­‐Helps  the  reader  understand  something  by  looking  at  it  from  the  inside.  

   

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Z is for ItaliciZed  Words-­‐Helps  the  reader  understand  that  the  word  italicized  is  important.