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T e x t F e a t u R e s Part 2

Bullet Points What is it? Bullet Points are graphics that are used to list items or ideas in a text. Purpose: To break up a lot of text into chunks of important info. To create lists, summarize key ideas at the end of a chapter, etc.

Charts and Tables What are they? Purpose: Tables are summaries of facts or data written in columns or rows. Charts are visual representations of quantities or results. Purpose: To organize information into a small space and an easy-to-read format.

Graphs What is it? Graphs are visual comparisons of data and information in a bar/pie/line format. Purpose: To help us read facts and figures in a short amount of time.

Glossary Skateboard Glossary What is it? 360: when a skateboarder and his board turns 360 degrees while in the air. Axle: the metal rod that runs through the hangar of a skateboard’s truck. Deck: the flat, long, oval/rectangular, wooden part of the skateboard you stand on. What is it? A glossary is an alphabetized list of terms and definitions found in the back of the book or at the end of an article. Purpose: To provide an easy-to-access reference for important vocabulary.

Insert What is it? An insert is a small section of text inserted into the main body of the text. Purpose: To provide additional information that is not vital to the text, but is supplemental or interesting.

Map What is it? A map is a diagrammatic representation of a specific location. Purpose: To help us visualize where something is taking place.

Colored Print What is it? Colored Print is text printed in a color other than black. Purpose: To make important ideas, interesting facts, or titles/headings stand out.

Font Size and Type Changes

What is it? A change in the size of the text or the style in which it is written. Purpose: To hint at important ideas that readers should pay close attention to.

Index What is it? Purpose: An alphabetical list of names and/or topics as well as lists of page numbers on which each item is mentioned. Purpose: To help readers find all the pages in the text where each subject is discussed.