Nonfiction Text Features - 3rd Grade

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What are photographs in nonfiction texts?

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Photos or pictures used to help the reader visualize something in the passage.

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What is a glossary?

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A section usually found at the end of a passage or the back of the book that helps the reader understand the meaning of important words.

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What are captions?

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Text found under pictures, diagrams, charts, or photographs to help the reader better understand the image.

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What is the difference between an index and a glossary?

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The glossary shows the meaning of a word, and the index shows what page to find a word on.

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What are subtitles and headings?

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Text found at the beginning of sections in a passage that helps the reader know what different sections of the text are about.

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What is an index?

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A list at the end of a book that shows what page specific topics or words can be found.

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What are illustrations?

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Pictures or drawings in a text that help explain or enhance the content.

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What is the purpose of labels in nonfiction texts?

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Labels identify parts of a diagram or illustration to help the reader understand the information.

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What is a chart?

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A visual representation of information, often using rows and columns, to help organize data.

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What are diagrams?

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Visual representations that show how something works or is organized, often with labels.