1. Informational Text Features Laurie LarsenButtereld Canyon

2. Informational Text Features Informational text features help the reader more easily navigate the text and often provide additional information to help students comprehend the content.Print FeaturesOrganizational AidsGraphic AidsGuide readers through the patterns of organizationHelp readers find important information Represent information in some specific wayFeatureHelps the Reader... FeatureHelps the Reader...Feature Helps the Reader...Table of Con-Identify key topics in the book andBold Print By signaling the word is impor- Diagrams Understand a more detailed or sim-tentsthe order they are presented in tant and/or found in the glos- plied view of information. saryIndexSee everything in the text listed al- Flow Diagram Understand a complex sequence of phabetically, with page numbersColoredUnderstand the word is impor-movements or actionsPrinttantGlossary Dene words contained in the text Sketches Visualize an important conceptItalicsUnderstand the word is impor- tantComparisonsUnderstand the size of one thing byPrefaceSet a purpose for reading, get ancomparing it to the size of something overview of the contentBulletsEmphasize key points/familiar conceptsPronunciationSay the words Graphs Understand relativity between ele-Guide Titles Locate different categories inments the textAppendix By offering additional informationHeadings Identify topics throughout theFiguresCombine text information with book as they skim and scan graphical aids IllustrationsSubheadingsNavigate through sections ofMaps Understand where things are in the Expand the meaning of the text text worldFeatureHelps the Reader...Captions Understand a picture or photo-Charts/TablesSummarize/Compare informationPhotos Understand exactly what something graph looks likeCross- Understand something by looking atLabels Identify a picture or photo-Sections it from the insideDrawings Understand what something could orgraph and/or its parts might have looked likeOverlays Understand additional informationSidebars Gather additional or explana-Magnication See details in something smalltory information. TIme-lines Understand the sequence of time 3. LabelsCut away diagram 4. Text Feature Scavenger HuntReader______________________Date________________ Your job is to investigate text features and try to find examples of as many different features as you can. Text FeaturePurpose Found in Page______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ______