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Text Features (Part 1)

Title What is it? A title is the name of a book, essay, article, etc. Purpose: To hint at what the text might be about. To give a brief summary of the text content.

Table of Contents What is it? The table of Contents is a list of chapters or article titles found at the beginning of the text. Purpose: To help readers, at a glance, find out about topics or concepts discussed in the book or magazine.

Pictures What is it? Pictures are images or graphics often found in writing. Purpose: To help us VISUALIZE what we are reading about. To catch readers’ attention and make the text seem more interesting.

What is it? A caption is text in smaller print that is found next to a picture inserted in the main body of the text. Purpose: To give a brief explanation of the picture. Caption

Heading “Myths Explain the World” What is it? A heading is the title of a short section within the main body of a text. Purpose: To give readers clues as to what they will read about next. To make it easy to find the main ideas/topics within the body of the text.

Subheading “Greek Gods” What is it? A subheading is the title of a small section found underneath a heading. Subheadings give clues about what’s coming next. Purpose: To help organize the text into sections of information that support the main topic. To make it easy to find important topics within the body of the text.

Bolded Words What is it? Bolded Words are words in the text printed in darker ink; sometimes highlighted. Purpose: To show readers important words. concepts, or ideas that should be studied or remembered. These words are the key to understanding the main ideas in the text.

Footnotes What is it? A footnote is an explanatory note inserted at the bottom of the page referring to a specific word or phrase in the text. Purpose: To give readers extra information they may need to fully understand the word or idea in context. Rob and Big Rob & Big was an American reality television series that followed the lives of professional skateboarder, Rob Dyrdek, and his best friend and body guard, Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. The Beginnings The show premiered on November 2, 2006 and ended on April 15, The series was produced by Ruben Fleischer and directed by Mark Jacobs. Episode 1 After moving in, Big Black suggests to Rob that they get a bulldog, to complete the new family. The two fly to Arizona on a private jet to pick up their new little puppy. To welcome their new family member, the guys host a party with a surprise appearance by Three Six Mafia 1. 1 Three Six Mafia is an Oscar-Award winning American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee