abc of non fiction texts
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An ABC Book of Text Features
A is for Author Notes-‐A note to readers about making the book.
B is for Bold Print-‐words with thick heavy lines.
Brainy Bees Know Two from Three
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.
D is for Diagrams-‐ is a drawing of something to show its parts. Labels are o@en added to the diagram.
E is for Endpages-‐addi<onal informa<on that supports the book.
F is for Fonts-‐The way the typing looks. You will find words in bold and color print in books.
G is for Glossary-‐A alphabe<zed list of special words in a book and their meanings.
H is for Headings-‐The <tle, sub<tle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, leFer, or chapter.
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.
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."
K is for Map Key-‐Helps the reader know how to interpret informa<on on a map.
L is for Labels-‐Helps the reader iden<fy parts of a diagram.
M is for Map-‐ Helps the reader understand where things are in the world.
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.
O is for ClOse Up-‐ Helps the reader see details in something small.
P is for Photographs-‐Helps the reader beFer understand a picture or photograph.
Q is for Ques<on Format-‐Ques<ons the author includes in the text for us to think about.
R is for Reference pages-‐Helps the reader understand informa<on in the book.
S is for Sidebars-‐Boxes of informa<on to the side of the main text/column.
T is for Table of Contents-‐Helps the reader iden<fy key topics in the book in the order they are presented.
U is for Underline-‐Helps the reader understand that a word or words are important.
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.
W is for DraWings-‐Helps the reader understand what something could have looked liked.
X is for AppendiX-‐Addi<onal informa<on located at the end of a book.
Y is for CutawaY-‐Helps the reader understand something by looking at it from the inside.
Z is for ItaliciZed Words-‐Helps the reader understand that the word italicized is important.