Text Features Informational reading materials such as signs, hand-outs, textbooks, web pages, newspapers, etc. will often have text features to help a reader find and use the information in them quickly and easily

Text features are things that draw attention to certain words or ideas; they can be found inside the text (internal) or outside the text (external).

…external text features Pictures, visuals, and graphics Table of contents, index, glossary Chapter titles, headings, subheadings Italics, boldface, marginal notes

and internal text features… compare and contrast description sequence of events problem and solution cause and effect directions

Getting the Most from Pictures I wonder…

Archaeologists have helped us to understand that the evolution of the crocodile began with…. compare and contrast description sequence of events problem and solution cause and effect directions

When observing a crocodile, first you must… compare and contrast description sequence of events problem and solution cause and effect directions

One problem to resolve in crocodile watching is transportation. How can an observer get close enough to watch without scaring it away or being attacked? compare and contrast description sequence of events problem and solution cause and effect directions

We observed the crocodile as it stalked a raccoon moving through the moonlight toward the edge of the water. As a result of a noise we made, the raccoon bolted… compare and contrast description sequence of events problem and solution cause and effect directions

The crocodile is the master of deception in water. It stalks its prey then swiftly closes in for the kill. compare and contrast description sequence of events problem and solution cause and effect directions

The power of the crocodile is like that of a monstrous machine. With one lunge it can destroy its prey and protect the kills from other predators. compare and contrast description sequence of events problem and solution cause and effect directions

The crocodile is the master of deception in water. It stalks its prey then swiftly closes in for the kill. DESCRIPTION One problem to resolve in crocodile watching is transportation. How can an observer get close enough to watch without scaring it away or being attacked? PROBLEM/SOLUTION Archaeologists have helped us to understand that the evolution of the crocodile began with…. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS The power of the crocodile is like that oaf a monstrous machine. With one lunge it can destroy its prey and protect the kills from other predators. COMPARE AND CONTRAST We observed the crocodile as it stalked a raccoon moving through the moonlight toward the edge of the water. As a result of a noise we made, the raccoon bolted… CAUSE AND EFFECT When observing a crocodile, first you must… DIRECTIONS