Informational Text Features Notes

Informational Text Features Notes

Text Features help students ______

Text features provide ______

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Text features are found in various informational sources including ______

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TABLE OF CONTENTSlist the ______of a book along with their

______, outline the ______

______or main points in the informational text.Readers use the table of contents to help locate information

INDEX Is an ______of the key

______, terms, events, and ______with ______

______.Readers use the index to help find pages that contain information they are looking for.

GLOSSARY is a list of______in ______

______with ______and ______. Readers use the glossary to look up key terms.

TITLEStell the reader the ______of the text and show the ______

______of the text.Titles focus the reader on a topic so they can make connections between what they already know and the text.

SUBHEADINGSdivide the text into ______and tell the ______

______of each section of text.They are printed in ______or

______to make them stand out.Subheadings help the reader to locate information in the text by telling them where to look

TEXTThe ______and ______of the text sends the reader signals about

how to read the content.______to notice are in ______

or in ______.Text in italics is used in picture captions, book titles, and any other element that needs to stand out. Text in bold, color, or italics draw the reader’s attention to important

PHOTOS/ILLUSTRATIONSgive ______in a ______way and

help ______. They help the reader understand an idea from the text that was unclear.

CAPTIONS explain what is ______in a ______or illustration.Captions help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text.

TEXTBOXESprovide more ______than is in the text about a topic.A textbox

can include ______or______information the author wants the reader to know.Textboxes help readers understand by creating interest or emphasizing important information.

MAPS are drawings that show the basic ______of the ______and other geographical, political, or historical features.They help the reader understand where an event happens and how far away an event took place.

DIAGRAMSare drawings that ______or ______something.To understand a

diagram, the reader should read the______, ______, ______,

and ______.Diagrams help the reader understand steps, how objects are made, or information in the text.

TABLESorganize large amounts of information in a ______.

Tables present all kinds of ______, from numbers and amounts, to calendars and menus.Tables help the reader compare information

TIMELINES show important ______in ______order or time order.Timelines help the reader better understand the order of events.