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What do you notice about this picture?
Text Features
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What are text features?O Authors include text features to
help the reader better understand what they have read.
O Text features provide information that may not be written in the text itself.
O Text features can be found in textbooks, magazine articles, newspapers, reports, web pages, and other forms of nonfiction text.
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Types of Text FeaturesO 1) Table of contentsO 2) IndexO 3) GlossaryO 4) Titles/SubtitlesO 5) Bold/Italic/Colored wordsO 6) PicturesO 7) CaptionsO 8) MapsO 9) TextboxesO 10) C-T-G-D
(charts/tables/graphs/diagrams)
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Table of ContentsO It lists the major
parts of a book along with their page numbers.
O It outlines the main topics or main points.
O Use the table of contents to help locate information and see how everything is organized.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Natural DisastersTsunamis……..Page 1Hurricanes……….……..Page 4Tornadoes . ………..Page 7Earthquakes ..……….…Page 10Chapter 2: Effects of Natural DisastersDamage to Earth ………….Page 12Damage to People ………….Page 13
Where would a reader find information about tornadoes?
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IndexO Alphabetical
listing of the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers.
O Use the index to find pages with info you’re looking for.
SSafety………………..42 Sandy, Hurricane…6Survivors……………30, 35, 40, 50
Where would a reader find information in the text about Hurricane Sandy?
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GlossaryO A list of key
terms & their definition in alphabetical order.
DDestruction(d-strkshn)The cause or means of destroying.
Disaster(dɪˈzɑːstə)occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress
How would the glossary help the reader understand text about disaster?
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TitlesO Titles tell the
reader the topic/ main idea of the text.
O Titles focus the reader on a topic so they can make connections between what they already know and the text.
What does the title of the article tell you?
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SubtitlesO Subtitles divide the text
into sections.O Subtitles tell the main
idea of each section of text.
O They are printed in large or bold type to make them stand out.
O They help the reader to locate information in the text by telling them where to look.
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Words (Bold, Color, & Italics)
O Draws the reader’s attention to something important.
How do the words in color help the reader understand the text?
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Pictures
O Photos and illustrations give information in a visual way.
How might these photos help the reader understand the text?
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CaptionsO A caption
explains what is shown in a picture or illustration.
O Captions help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text.
Flooding in Marblehead, Massachusetts, caused by Hurricane Sandy.
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MapsO Maps are drawings that
show the basic shape of the land and other geographical, political, or historical features.
How would a map of the United States help the reader understand an article about Massachusetts?
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TextboxO A textbox provides
more information than is in the text about a topic.
O A textbox can include interesting facts or important information.
The high winds of a Hurricane can create a huge storm surge that causes major flooding!
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Charts & TablesO Charts & Tables
organize large amounts of information in a small space.
O Charts & Tables help the reader compare information in the text.
How would the chart help the reader understand hurricanes? The table?
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Graphs & Diagrams
OA diagram is a drawing that shows or explains something.
OA graph is a kind of diagram that shows relationships.
How could the diagram help the reader understand hurricanes?
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Let’s read an article and find an example of each text feature.
Explain how each example helps you to understand what you
read.