Non-Fiction Text Features

Front

Explains each section of the text

Back

Subheading/Subtitle

Front

Gives more info about a picture or illustration

Back

Caption

Front

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

Back

Index

Front

Identifies the text's subject

Back

Title

Front

Main events in chronological order

Back

Timeline

Front

Definitions of important words in the text

Back

Glossary

Front

Reference for places in the world

Back

Map

Front

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

Back

Table of Contents

Front

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

Back

Special Print

Front

A text box providing additional information

Back

Side Bar