Vampire Bats Text Features Review

This text feature is usually in a larger text size. This text feature tells us what one section of the book will be about.

• Caption

• Heading

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CCSS.RI.3.5

This text feature provides key information about a place or places. This text feature shows location and may include a key to help you read it.

• Map

• Index

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.3.7

This text feature is in alphabetical order. This text feature is a list of TOPICS that can be found in the back of the book.

• Glossary

• Index

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CCSS.RI.3.5

This text feature is found at the BEGINNING of the book. This text feature shows what will be in the book and breaks the book into sections.

• Glossary

• Table of Contents

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CCSS.RI.3.5

This text features uses labels, lines or arrows. This text feature shows how something works or the different PARTS of something.

• Diagram

• Glossary

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.3.7

This text feature is in alphabetical order. This text feature gives DEFINITIONS to different words in the text. It is found in the back of the book.

• Bold words

• Glossary

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.L.3.4D

This text feature helps the reader understand what is in a photograph. It is usually underneath or close by the photograph.

• Captions

• Bold words

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

This text feature is separate from the main article or text on the page. It is a shorter piece of information that is related to the main topic. You can find this text feature is a BOX near the outside of the page.

• Index

• Sidebar

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CCSS.RI.3.5

This text feature is found in paragraphs or throughout the text. If you see them, that means that the DEFINITION of the word can be found in glossary.

• Index

• Bold words

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.3.4

This text feature helps the reader VISUALIZE the information in the text. Nonfictions books are filled with lots of these.

• Map

• Photograph

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CCSS.RI.3.7