3rd grade Non-Fiction Text Features

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Table of Contents

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Indicates where chapters start.

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Index: Allows the reader to look up a topic and find its page number.

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Allows the reader to look up a topic or subject and find the page number where that subject can be found.

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Maps

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Geographical representation of an area.

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Photograph

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allows the reader to see what an object or item looks like.

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Cutaways

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provides a way to see inside something

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Types of Print

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Features that grab the reader's attention.

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Glossary

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Definitions for a text's vocabulary words.

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Types of Print

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features of a text that grab the reader's attention

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Comparisons

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Easier to see how two things compare.

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Labels

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Helps identify what's in a picture.