Non-Fiction Text Features

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What tells the reader about the section they are about to read?

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Headings help the reader understand what the section is about.

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What is this type of text feature? (caption)

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A caption is a short description or explanation of a picture.

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What do you call pictures made with a camera that show what something looks like in real life?

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Photographs are images captured by a camera.

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What is this type of text feature? (glossary)

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A glossary is a list of words and their definitions, usually found at the back of a book.

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Definitions are usually found here, and this is usually in the back of the book....

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Glossary contains definitions of terms used in the book.

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What is the purpose of a table of contents?

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A table of contents lists the chapters or sections of a book and their page numbers.

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What is an index?

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An index is an alphabetical list of topics and where they can be found in the book.

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What is a timeline?

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A timeline is a visual representation of events in chronological order.

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What are illustrations?

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Illustrations are drawings or images that help explain the text.

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What is a label?

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A label is a word or phrase that describes a part of a picture or diagram.