This slideshow is a great way to introduce students to different nonfiction text features - each slide includes the name and purpose of the text feature, as well as give a visual text feature example. The text features included are: title, title page, table of contents, index, glossary, map, diagram, bold print, italics, bullet points, fact box / sidebar, timeline These slides make a great student reference for 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade students. The posters can also help you address Common Core Standard RI 3.5.

1. Identifies the topic of the text/tells what
the text will be about
Title
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2. Tells a book’s title, author, illustrator,
and publisher
Title Page
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3. Tells the names of chapters and what
page the chapters can be found
Table of Contents
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4. Index
Tells on what pages the reader can
find certain topics
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5. Glossary
Tells the definitions of some of
the words found in a text
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6. Heading
Divides the text into sections and explains
what the sections will be about
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7. Photograph
Shows what something looks like
(taken with a camera)
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8. Illustration
Shows what something looks like
(drawn by an artist)
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9. Caption
Explains what a photograph or
illustration is about
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10. Label
Tells the name of certain parts of a
photograph or illustration
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11. Organizes and helps compare
information in a visual way
Graph
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12. Table
Organizes facts and number in a
visual way so it is easier to read
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13. Map
Shows where places/events are located
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14. Diagram
Explains information or how something
works in a visual way
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15. Bold Print
Shows what words are important or what
words can be found in the glossary
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16. Italics
Shows that a word is important
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17. Bullet Points
Makes lists easier to read and understand
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18. Fact Box / Sidebar
Gives interesting facts or extra
information about a topic
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19. Timeline
Shows the order that
important events happened
The first glasses are
invented and had quartz
lenses.
Edward Scarlett invents
around-the-ear glasses.
The demand for glasses
went up after the invention
of the printing press.
Glasses are used not just to
improve eyesight, but to
express personality.
1200s 1400s 1700s 1900s
The History of Eyeglasses
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