Text Structures and Features

provides more information than is in the text about a topic

• picture

• text box

• caption

• subheading

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

an alphabetical listing of words and their definitions

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

• chapter

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

in order of time

• chronological

• sequence

• spatial

• order of importance

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

drawings that show the basic shape of the land and other geographical, political, or historical features

• illustration

• photograph

• caption

• map

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Tells how two things are similar

• chronological

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• sequence

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

is a drawing that shows or explains something

• illustration

• map

• caption

• diagram

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Information is listed step-by-step

• chronological

• compare and contrast

• sequence

• spatial

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

divide the text into sections and tell the main idea of the section

• titles

• subheading

• caption

• bold text

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

organize large amounts of information in a small space

• table

• caption

• diagram

• title

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

explains what is in the picture or illustration

• text box

• table

• caption

• heading

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5