Nonfiction Text Features

Front

Sidebar

Back

Additional information placed alongside the main text.

Front

Caption

Back

A brief explanation or description of a photograph or illustration.

Front

Graph

Back

A diagram showing the relationship between different sets of data.

Front

Table of Contents

Back

a list at the beginning of a book that shows the chapters or sections, and the page numbers where each section starts

Front

Index

Back

A list at the back of a book that is organized by the letter and shows important topics and the page numbers where you can find them

Front

Glossary

Back

a mini dictionary at the back of a book that provides the meaning of important word. Organized alphabetically

Front

Title

Back

The name of an entire text

Front

Heading

Back

a specific section with a text which breaks it into smaller part to help organize information and guide the reader

Front

photograph

Back

a real-life picture that gives readers a visual example of something being discussed in a text

Front

diagram

Back

a drawing of picture that explains how something works or shows different parts of something