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This document lists and describes various special features that are commonly found in non-fiction books to help organize information and highlight what is important for readers. These features include captions, comparisons, glossaries, graphics, maps, illustrations, indexes, labels, special print styles, subtitles, and tables of contents, each of which serves a specific purpose in conveying and clarifying concepts for the reader.
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This document defines and describes various text features found in books including the title, table of contents, headings, subheadings, diagrams, graphs, illustrations, maps, photographs, tables, timelines, captions, colored or bold print, glossaries, indexes, and bibliographies. Each text feature is defined in one sentence explaining what it is and how it provides information to readers.
Text and graphic features
[1] Textbooks and informational texts contain important text features to help readers understand the information, such as boldface terms, photos, charts, glossaries, tables of contents, headings, captions, indexes, timelines, and maps.
[2] These text features highlight important vocabulary, pack information densely, define terms, show relationships visually, and help readers efficiently find specific topics and ideas.
[3] Paying attention to text features such as boldface terms, captions, previews, and headings can help readers comprehend informational texts more successfully and complete assignments more quickly.
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This document discusses text features that authors include in nonfiction works to aid readers' comprehension. It identifies common print features like tables of contents and indexes, organizational aids like headings and subheadings, graphic aids like charts and diagrams, and illustrations such as photographs and drawings. Each text feature is described, along with how it helps readers navigate the text and understand its information. The document concludes by explaining how recognizing these features can help readers complete a scavenger hunt activity and assignments more quickly.
Text Features Chart
This text features chart defines and provides examples of common text features found in documents, including the title, headings, captions, graphs, charts and tables, diagrams, bold-faced print, italics, maps, icons, pull-down menus, and key word searches. The title gives readers an idea of what a book or section is about. Headings help group information and predict content. Captions explain pictures and photographs. Graphs and tables visually convey information for easier understanding. Diagrams depict the parts of something. Bold and italics draw attention to important terms. Maps show locations. Icons represent tools. Pull-down menus contain topics that can be selected. Key words aid information searching.
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This document lists and describes various special features that are commonly found in non-fiction books to help organize information and highlight what is important for readers. These features include captions, comparisons, glossaries, graphics, maps, illustrations, indexes, labels, special print styles, subtitles, and tables of contents, each of which serves a specific purpose in conveying and clarifying concepts for the reader.
Text features pp
This document defines and describes various text features found in books including the title, table of contents, headings, subheadings, diagrams, graphs, illustrations, maps, photographs, tables, timelines, captions, colored or bold print, glossaries, indexes, and bibliographies. Each text feature is defined in one sentence explaining what it is and how it provides information to readers.
Text and graphic features
[1] Textbooks and informational texts contain important text features to help readers understand the information, such as boldface terms, photos, charts, glossaries, tables of contents, headings, captions, indexes, timelines, and maps.
[2] These text features highlight important vocabulary, pack information densely, define terms, show relationships visually, and help readers efficiently find specific topics and ideas.
[3] Paying attention to text features such as boldface terms, captions, previews, and headings can help readers comprehend informational texts more successfully and complete assignments more quickly.
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This document discusses text features that authors include in nonfiction works to aid readers' comprehension. It identifies common print features like tables of contents and indexes, organizational aids like headings and subheadings, graphic aids like charts and diagrams, and illustrations such as photographs and drawings. Each text feature is described, along with how it helps readers navigate the text and understand its information. The document concludes by explaining how recognizing these features can help readers complete a scavenger hunt activity and assignments more quickly.
Text Features Chart
This text features chart defines and provides examples of common text features found in documents, including the title, headings, captions, graphs, charts and tables, diagrams, bold-faced print, italics, maps, icons, pull-down menus, and key word searches. The title gives readers an idea of what a book or section is about. Headings help group information and predict content. Captions explain pictures and photographs. Graphs and tables visually convey information for easier understanding. Diagrams depict the parts of something. Bold and italics draw attention to important terms. Maps show locations. Icons represent tools. Pull-down menus contain topics that can be selected. Key words aid information searching.
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- 2. TEXT (words) Bold Italics Color Underlined ALL CAPITALS font font font font font font Titles, captions, headings and terms look different to draw the reader’s attention. It helps the reader understand the information better. Big Small
- 3. Diagram Drawing with Labels A diagram shows you the parts the book is telling you about.
- 4. A drawing or photo that illustrates what the book is about. Illustrations
- 5. Timelines This timeline shows in one place the important things that happened in Ben Franklin’s life.
- 6. Maps A map will show you the place the book is telling you about.
- 7. Captions Captions are the words that explain a picture or photo in a book.
- 8. Bulleted List this is a list of facts gathered in one place so you can find them and read them more easily
- 9. Tables / Charts Tables and charts put a lot of information in a small place so it is easier to find.
- 10. Graphs Graphs organize information so it is easier to read and understand.
- 11. Table of Contents Shows the order of the chapters so you can find infor- mation quickly.
- 12. Index Specific items listed in ABC order so you can find the page it is on in the book.
- 13. Glossary ABC order list of terms found in the book with their definitions.