Non-Fiction Text Features

Front

Explains each section of the text

Back

Subheading/Subtitle

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Gives more info about a picture or illustration

Back

Caption

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Alphabetical list of key terms and their page numbers, found at the end of a text.

Back

Index

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Identifies the text's subject

Back

Title

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

Main events in chronological order

Back

Timeline

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Front

Definitions of important words in the text

Back

Glossary

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Reference for places in the world

Back

Map

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Front

Names of chapters with page numbers, found at the beginning of a text.

Back

Table of Contents

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Bold, colored, and italicized text signals importance and glossary terms.

Back

Special Print

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

A text box providing additional information

Back

Side Bar

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5