Text Features Study Guide

Tells the name of the magazine, newspaper, book, etc.

Publisher information is also found here.

• Table of Contents

• Title Page

• Index

• Glossary

Tells what is the article about, and sets the tone for the piece.

• Subheading

• Glossary

• Title

• Index

Organize and indicate the information in a chapter or section of the book or article.

• Index

• Table of Contexts

• Headings

• Side Bar

Black dot or dash that lists key items or information when order does not matter.

• Index

• Bold Print

• Bullet Points

• Subheading

Text printed in a darker, thicker, or alternately colored ink to make that key word, term, or phrase stand out from the rest of the text.

• Bullet Point

• Bold Print

• Label

• Caption

Shows the actual location of places or things.

• Map

• Chart

• Diagram

• Bold Print

A drawing intended to explain how something works or to show it's parts. Usually includes labels and possibly a caption.

• Chart

• Diagram

• Photograph

• Bullet Point

Organizes important information into an easy to understand visual format.

• Bold Print

• Heading

• Chart

• Picture

A picture of actual people, places, events, or things that usually includes a caption to explain what the picture is.

• Map

• Photograph

• Title Page

• Heading

An list of chapters and page numbers in the order that they fall in the text that is always at the front of a book. This feature can be used to find a specific chapter or subject.

• Heading

• Table of Contents

• Glossary

• Index