Text Features

First of all….  What is text?

Text  Text is words. We use text to get information. We have text on road signs, on posters, and in books.

So, what is a text feature?  A text feature is something we can find in a book that will help us to understand what we read.

What are the different kinds of text features?  Bold Font  Glossary  Index  Table of Contents  Topic Sentence  Concluding Sentence  Paragraph

Bold Font Catches my attention and tells me a word is important. I will usually be able to find these words in the glossary.

Glossary  Is found in the back of the book and gives the definition of bold words

Index  This lists all of th topics in a book in ABC order and tells me what page I can find the information on

Sample Index Apples, 112 Artichokes, 40 Bananas, 70 Coconuts, 24 Fruit Cocktail, 78

Table of Contents  Lists all of the chapters or headings in order by page number.

Topic Sentence  A sentence that tells what a paragraph is mainly about.

Concluding Sentence  The last sentence in a paragraph that wraps up the ideas.

Paragraph  Organizes information in the text  Always indented  3-5 sentences  All about one main idea

Sample  I had a wonderful summer. First, I started sleeping in every day. I would then go swimming with my friends. I stayed up late watching TV a lot, and I went to camp for a week. I wished my summer would never end!