Nonfiction Text Features

Front

Definition: A list of key terms in alphabetical order with definitions and a pronunciation key.

Back

Glossary

Front

Purpose: Signals important info.

Back

Text/font style

Front

Definition: Explains what is shown in a picture or illustration.

Back

Caption

Front

Purpose: Compare or organize info in text.

Back

Tables

Front

Purpose: Understand event order and connections.

Back

Timeline

Front

Purpose: Guides the reader on what to expect and focuses them on a topic to connect prior knowledge with the text.

Back

Title

Front

Definition: Visual info that tells or elaborates a story with examples.

Back

Photos/illustration

Front

Purpose: Understand steps, how objects are made, or a process.

Back

Diagram

Front

Definition: Drawings showing land shapes and geographical, political, or historical features in visual form.

Back

Maps

Front

Definition: Alphabetical listing of key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers.

Back

Index