Graphic Elements in Informational Texts

This is a ________________.

• caption

• diagram

• map

• label

What graphic feature is shown in this example?

• photograph

• table

• map

• diagram

Cynthia doesn't understand what's going on in a picture in her book. What can she do?

• look in the table of contents

• look for a graph

• read the caption

• stare at it for three minutes

In the book she's reading, Jenny sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. This is a ________.

• diagram
• table
• caption
• vocabulary word

Found under pictures, diagrams, charts or photographs to help the reader better understand the picture of diagram.

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

Found at the beginning of sections in a passage- help the reader know what different sections of the text are about

• headings

• labels

• special print

• Illustrations

What is the purpose of these headings?

• To help the reader understand the author’s opinion

• To help the reader visualize the information

• To help the reader find the main ideas in each section

• To help the reader place events in order

Which of these is an example of a timeline?

• 
• 
• 
• 

What is the function of a timeline?

• To help readers visualize what happened
• To help readers understand the time it took for something to happen
• To give you the main idea
• It has no function

This is an example of a ___________?

• Index
• Table of contents
• Chart/Graph
• Caption