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TOPIC:
NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES


DEFINITION:
Text Features are sources of information and
organizational tools to help readers
understand material in informational texts.
Non-Fiction Text
          Features Can:
•   Give the reader an idea of what the text is
    going to be about
Non-Fiction Text
          Features Can:
•   Give the reader an idea of what the text is
    going to be about

•   Help to guide the reader through the text
Non-Fiction Text
          Features Can:
•   Give the reader an idea of what the text is
    going to be about

•   Help to guide the reader through the text

•   Help the reader skim for information
Non-Fiction Text
          Features Can:
•   Give the reader an idea of what the text is
    going to be about

•   Help to guide the reader through the text

•   Help the reader skim for information

•   Help to support the text
The 9 Most Common
Text Features Found
   in Non-Fiction
Title

        gets the reader
        interested in the
        article

        helps the reader
        figure out what
        the article might
        be about
Headings   /   Headlines

Identify                try to attract the
major topics            interest of the
throughout              reader by telling
the text                them what the
                        article is about
help the
reader                  usually a phrase
skim for                or sentence
information
Subheadings

         identify minor
         topics
         throughout the
         text

         help readers
         skim for
         information
Bold Print / Italics



help readers identify
important terms or
vocabulary
Graphics

           help readers
           understand what
           something looks like
           in relation to the text

           can be
           photos, drawings, c
           artoons, or
           magnified images
Captions


           help readers
           understand a
           graphic, graph, c
           hart, table
Diagrams


           help the reader
           understand
           information through
           a graphic view of
           information
Graphs

         help readers
         look at
         information
         related to the
         topic

         they usually
         compare data
         and information
Sidebars

           give readers
           additional
           information on
           the topic

           and they usually
           appear in a
           separate column
           or box from the
           text
Why Are Text
Features Important?
Why Are Text
Features Important?
Text features are important because:
•   1) Visual features of the text alert you to focus on the
    topic
•   2) They present new material in meaningful chunks.
       this makes new info easier to understand
Please read your handouts and fill in
    as many of the boxes as you can in
                    the time remaining.




If you have questions… Just ask.
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Geo non fict text feats final show

  • 1.
  • 2. TOPIC: NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES DEFINITION: Text Features are sources of information and organizational tools to help readers understand material in informational texts.
  • 3. Non-Fiction Text Features Can: • Give the reader an idea of what the text is going to be about
  • 4. Non-Fiction Text Features Can: • Give the reader an idea of what the text is going to be about • Help to guide the reader through the text
  • 5. Non-Fiction Text Features Can: • Give the reader an idea of what the text is going to be about • Help to guide the reader through the text • Help the reader skim for information
  • 6. Non-Fiction Text Features Can: • Give the reader an idea of what the text is going to be about • Help to guide the reader through the text • Help the reader skim for information • Help to support the text
  • 7. The 9 Most Common Text Features Found in Non-Fiction
  • 8. Title gets the reader interested in the article helps the reader figure out what the article might be about
  • 9. Headings / Headlines Identify try to attract the major topics interest of the throughout reader by telling the text them what the article is about help the reader usually a phrase skim for or sentence information
  • 10. Subheadings identify minor topics throughout the text help readers skim for information
  • 11. Bold Print / Italics help readers identify important terms or vocabulary
  • 12. Graphics help readers understand what something looks like in relation to the text can be photos, drawings, c artoons, or magnified images
  • 13. Captions help readers understand a graphic, graph, c hart, table
  • 14. Diagrams help the reader understand information through a graphic view of information
  • 15. Graphs help readers look at information related to the topic they usually compare data and information
  • 16. Sidebars give readers additional information on the topic and they usually appear in a separate column or box from the text
  • 17. Why Are Text Features Important?
  • 18. Why Are Text Features Important? Text features are important because: • 1) Visual features of the text alert you to focus on the topic • 2) They present new material in meaningful chunks. this makes new info easier to understand
  • 19. Please read your handouts and fill in as many of the boxes as you can in the time remaining. If you have questions… Just ask.