3rd grade Non-Fiction Text Features

Table of Contents

• found at the back of the article
• located at the beginning and the end
• tells the reader where chapters begin
• gives the definitions for a text's vocabulary words

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

Index

• Allows the reader to look up a topic or subject and find the page number where that subject can be found
• tells the reader where to find the beginning of a chapter
• provides a way to see the end of something
• feature that grabs the reader's attention

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

Maps

• Shows a geographical representation of an area
• Helps the reader get a close up view of something
• helps the reader identify what is in a picture
• helps the reader to understand more about the picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.2.7

Photograph

• helps the reader identify what is in a picture
• makes it easier to see how two things compare to each other
• allows the reader to see what an object or item looks like
• helps the reader get a close-up view of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

Cutaways

• shows a geographical representation of an area
• tells the reader where to find fomething
• gives the definition of a text's vocabulary words
• provides a way to see inside something

Types of Print

• tells the reader where to find the beginning of chapters
• features of a text that grab the reader's attention
• allows the reader to look up a topic by page number
• gives the definition of a text's vocabulary words

Glossary

• features of a text that grab a reader's attention
• gives the definitions for a text's vocabulary words
• shows a geographical representation of an area
• helps the reader understand more about a picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

Types of Print

• features of a text that grab the reader's attention
• helps the reader identify what is in a picture
• make it easier to see how two things compare to each other
• allows the reader to see what an item looks like

Comparisons

• shows a geographical representation of an area
• provides a way to see inside something
• makes it easier to see how two things compare to each other
• helps the reader get a close up view of something

Labels

• helps the reader to identify what is in a picture
• features of a text that grab the reader's attention
• helps the reader get a close-up view of something
• tells the reader where to find the beginning of chapters

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.7