Nonfiction Text Features

Front

Information as a picture.

Back

graph

Front

Defines vocabulary words in the text, found in the back of the book.

Back

glossary

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Explains what a picture means.

Back

picture with caption

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Beginning of the book listing topics in order.

Back

table of contents

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Authors use to show places:

Back

map

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Authors use vocabulary to stand out.

Back

bold words

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Authors use tools to show events in the order they occurred.

Back

timeline

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

Front

Found in the back of a book, lists page numbers for topics.

Back

index

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Parts that make up something?

Back

diagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

Front

Top of the page indicating text content?

Back

heading

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5