1. Text Features & Parts of a Book
Reading Notes

2. Parts of a Book In the Front of the Book:
Title page – page that states the title, author, illustrator, and publisher.
Copyright page – states the publisher and year of publication
Table of Contents – list of the chapters and page numbers of each
Within the Book:
Footnotes – a number or symbol given by a word in the book, then at the bottom of the page, that symbol or number repeated with an explanation

3. Parts of a Book At the End of the Book:
Index – list of all topics in the book with page numbers for each
Appendix – extra documents or information given at the end of the book
Glossary – list of vocabulary words and definitions that are found in the book
Bibliography – list of sources that the author used when writing the book

4. Text Features
Illustrations – help the reader understand what something looks like
Pictures
Drawings
Diagrams
Magnified images
Captions – an explanation of what an illustration is showing, located under or beside the illustration

5. Text Features
Graphic Aids – help the reader grasp information that may be used to compare/contrast, detail, or understand a concept.
Bar graphs/Circle graphs/Line graphs
Charts/Lists
Maps
Flow Charts
Venn Diagrams

6. Text Features
Organizational Aids – used to organize information in the text to aid in the understanding of the material.
Headings (biggest print other than the title)
Subheadings (biggest print other than title & headings – divides the text into smaller sections)
Bold print words
Words in italics (used for emphasis)
Colored words
Bulleted lists (like this one)

7. MCT2 Questions on Text Features & Parts of a Book
Is this an appropriate title/heading for this section?
Which of the following text features would be most helpful or give the most information about____?
Where should one look to find ______?