Text Features

Help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text, describes an illustration

• heading

• subtitle

• caption

• title

help the reader to locate information in the text, printed in large or bold print to make them stand out.

• headings/subheadings

• captions

• titles

• index

Lists the major parts of the book along with their page numbers, helps readers to locate information in a book or magazine and see how everything is organized, located in the front of the book.

• title

• glossary

• table of contents

• captions

helps you figure out the pronunciation of a word, key words are defined, generally found in the back of the book.

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

• timelines

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

How can text features help us?

• It can help us write an expository essay.

• It gives us the title of a selection.

• It shows the reader pictures related to the topic.

• It can help us better comprehend what is in the text.

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

• Circled

• Bold print

• in the table of contents

• lowercase words

True/False: We should ALWAYS look at the text features.

• True

• False

What is the arrow pointing to?

• Heading

• Picture

• Caption

• Bold Word