Text Feature Vocabulary

Words or phrases that divide the text into smaller parts. 

• Subheading

• Heading

• Title

• Caption

What is this graphic feature called?

• caption

• timeline

• heading

• graph

This feature informs the reader of important words/vocabulary found within the paragraph.

• Glossary

• Bold words

• Captions

• Table of contents

Helps the readers see where the places in the passage are in relation to geographic regions of the world

• Illustrations

• Glossary

• Index

• Maps

The words under a picture, chart, or graphic that explains what it is about.

• Heading

• Subheading

• Caption

• Chart

These are expert words that are important to understand the specific topic of the text. (May be in Bold, Underlined, or defined at the side or bottom of the text.)

• Headings/ Subheadings

• Key Vocabulary Words

• Pictures

• Charts

Key Vocabulary (important words) are usually in...

• Circled

• Bold print

• in the table of contents

• lowercase words

What is the arrow pointing to?

• Caption

• Picture

• Index

• Heading

What is the arrow pointing to?

• Heading

• Picture

• Caption

• Bold Word

What is the purpose of subheadings?

• 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