Nonfiction Text Features

TEXT FEATURE? Gives us important information and helps us understand what we are reading

Nonfiction Text Features Table of Contents Captions Labels Glossary Headings

Table of Contents Beginning of book tells where information is in a book Beginning of book Page Number Subject or Chapter

Table of Contents Table of Contents Flowers………………..………..3 Vegetables………………..…..9 Fruit……………………….......12 Trees……………………………15 Glossary……………………….20

A Caption is a short sentence or two with a picture that tells more information about the picture

How much do adult male chimps usually weigh?

Captions What is something cheetah kittens love to do? What will their mother do when they are a few months old?

Labels: help the reader identify a photograph or picture and its PARTS

Headings: divide the text into sections Headings tell the main idea of each section of text. Headings are usually printed in large or bold type to make them stand out.

Headings

Glossary: tells what the bold words mean A glossary is like a small dictionary of words. It tells or shows what words mean. The words in the glossary were used in the book. A glossary is usually found at the end of the book or near the back. Glossary flower: the part of the plant that makes new seeds fruit: the part of the plant that holds the seeds seed: the part of the plant that can grow into a new plant

Glossary What is glue? What is a dog? What are roots?

Sometimes there are BOLD WORDS in the book… Sometimes there are BOLD WORDS in the book….. You can find out what they mean by looking in the GLOSSARY!! Bold Print Bold Print

MAPS- show where places are Where we live!

Index- list of words from the book and their page number Index- list of words from the book and their page number - it is in the BACK of the book -alphabetical order

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Which text feature is this? Kinds of Trees…………..……..5 Tree Parts…………………..…..7 What Leaves Do………..……..9 Leaves in Spring……………...11 Leaves in Summer……………13 Leaves in Winter…...…………15 Leaves in Fall…………………16 On what page would you learn about the different parts of a tree? On what page would you learn about leaves changing colors in the Fall? What would you find on page 13?

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Which text feature is this? Are dolphins fish? No, dolphins are mammals just like you and I. Dolphins breathe air, give birthto live young, nurse their babies with milk, have hair at some point and are warm blooded. Do dolphins drink water? Dolphins do not drink water like we do because they swim in saltwater. Instead, they get all of the water they need from the fish they eat.

Which text feature is this? Adult- grown-up Female- girl Hatch- come out of an egg Herbivore- animal that eats plants Male-boy Predator- animal that hunts other animals for food

Why are text features important? Text features help the reader to quickly find important information. Text features teach the reader about the topic. Text features can help the reader answer questions about a topic and the text they are reading.

Other Text Features….

Electronic Menu: a list of things you can choose from to do something on the computer An electronic menu gives you options, just like a menu at your favorite place to eat. An electronic menu lists all of your options. It helps the user know what is on the computer program or website. An electronic menu helps you navigate, or find your way, around a program or website.

Icon: a picture that represents something else Icons can be used to find information in a computer program or website. The picture in the icon represents the information that you can find or the task that you can do.

Maps Maps help us understand where things are in the world

Maps

A word in BOLD PRINT says “Hey! Look at Me! I Am Important!” Bold Word

Which text feature is this? What are some ways that animals can move?

Which text feature is this? Is China near an Ocean?