Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Table of Contents is a list in the front of the book that helps the reader find key topics and their page numbers. Here is an example of a table of contents for a book about ________________________________________________. List at least 4 chapters.

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Photographs help the reader understand exactly what something looks like through a real life snapshot. One example of a photograph was found on page ____________ in the book titled, ____________________________________. It was a photograph of a ______________________________ . It helped me learn ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________. A second example of a photograph was found on page ________ in the book titled, ____________________________________. It was a photograph of a ______________________________ . It helped me learn ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________.

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Labels are words that are near a picture or photograph and help the reader identify the parts of what is shown. My example of labeling: My example of a label

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Captions are short sentences or fragments that are near a picture or photograph and describe the entire scene shown. Here is a picture with a caption:

Nonfiction Conventions Notebook

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Types of print help the reader by signaling, "Look at me! I'm important!" Examples are italics, bold, and underlined words. Here is my example of a special type of print:

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Close-ups are zoomed in pictures that help the reader see details in something small. Often it looks like you are looking through a microscope or magnifying lens. Here is my example of a close-up:

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Headings are words or phrases that describe what you are about to read in the text. They are often large, and in bold print. Here is my example of a heading:

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Maps are pictures or drawings of places in the world. They include keys, scales, symbols, compass roses, and titles. Here is my example of a map:

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Diagrams are labeled pictures or drawings that better show an object, concept, or process from the text. Examples include: the water cycle, schematic diagrams, parts of an animal, etc. Here is my example of a diagram in a book about ______________________________________________.

Nonfiction Conventions Notebook

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Tables/Charts help the reader organize important information using lists, grids, or boxes. Here is my example of a table/chart:

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Graphs organize data from tables/charts using pictures, bars, or lines. They include titles, labels, keys, and scales. Here is my example of a graph:

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Glossary is a mini dictionary in the back of a book that helps the reader understand key words that are in the text. This glossary could be from a book about ________________ __________________________________________________. Here is my example of a glossary: List at least 2 words and include the definition of the words. The two words should be in alphabetical order.

Nonfiction Text Features Notebook

Index is an alphabetical topic list at the end of a book that helps the reader find information in the text by showing the page number on which the topic can be found. Here is my example of an index: List at least 2 topics found in the index and include the pages they can be found on. The two topics should be in alphabetical order.