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Text Feature Hunt. An Introduction to Nonfiction Text Features. Text features are the parts of a nonfiction book that help you find information easily or tell you more about the topic. Some examples are:. Titles Table of Contents Headings Photographs Illustrations. Captions Bold words - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Text Feature Hunt
An Introduction to Nonfiction Text Features
Text features are the parts of a nonfiction book that help you find information easily or tell you
more about the topic.
Some examples are:• Titles• Table of Contents• Headings• Photographs• Illustrations
• Captions• Bold words• Glossary• Electronic Menu• Icons
Title: the name of the book• Titles tell the reader the topic of the
text. • Titles show the main idea of the text.• Titles help the reader by letting them
know what they are about to read. • Titles focus the reader on a topic so
they can make connections between what they already know and the text.
Table of Contents:gives the heading and beginning page number for each section of the book
• The table of contents shows how the book is organized so you can find information more easily.
• The heading titles give the reader an outline of what the book is about.
Table of Contents
Flowers………………..………..3Vegetables………………..…..9Fruit……………………….......12Trees……………………………15Glossary……………………….20
Headings: divide the text into sections• Headings tell the main idea of
each section of text.• Headings are printed in large
or bold type to make them stand out.
• Headings help the reader to locate information in the text by telling them where to look.
Photographs: a picture taken with a camera that
show how something looks in real life• Photographs show
how something looks, which helps the reader better understand the topic they are reading about.
Illustrations: a hand-drawn picture
• Illustrations help the reader “see” what is being talked about in the text.
Captions: the words next to or below a picture that tell what it
is or what it is about
• A caption explains what is shown in a photograph or illustration.
• Captions help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text.
Bold Words: important words that are darker than the text around them• Bold words tell the reader to pay attention – these words are
important!• Bold words can be used for titles, headings, and key words like
important vocabulary words.• Sometimes the important words will be a different color or in italics.• Sometimes the meaning of the important words can be found in the
glossary.
Glossary: tells what important words mean• A glossary is like a small
dictionary of words. It tells or shows what words mean.
• The words in the glossary are in alphabetical order.
• The words in the glossary were used in the book.
• A glossary is usually found at the end of the book or near the back.
Glossary
flower: the part of the plant that makes new seeds
fruit: the part of the plant that holds the seeds
seed: the part of the plant that can grow into a new plant
Electronic Menu: a list of things you can choose from to do something on the computer
• An electronic menu gives you options, just like a menu at your favorite place to eat.
• An electronic menu lists all of your options. It helps the user know what is on the computer program or website.
• An electronic menu helps you navigate, or find your way, around a program or website.screen shot from www.starfall.com
Icon: a picture that represents something else• Icons can be used to find
information in a computer program or website.
• The picture in the icon represents the information that you can find or the task that you can do. screen shot from www.starfall.com
Why are text features important?• Text features help the reader to quickly find important information.• Text features teach the reader about the topic.• Text features can help the reader answer questions about a topic and
the text they are reading.