Non-Fiction Text Features

Non-Fiction Text Features

Mrs. Sniffin's Class

Photograph

• An image taken with a camera

• They help the reader understand what something looks like in real-life.

Diagram

• An image that includes labels to show the reader its different parts

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a photograph and a diagram?

• Diagrams have parts labeled

• Photographs have parts labeled

• Photographs are drawn, diagrams are always taken with a camera

Caption

• A sentence explaining what a picture or photograph is showing

• Gives the reader important information about the image.

Heading

• The title of a large section of text

• It tells the reader what information is coming next

Subheading

• Helps the reader quickly search for information

• Can help identify the main topic of a smaller chunk of text

Index

• A list of the important words, places, names, and events from the book

• Listed in alphabetical order with page numbers beside them

• Indexes are found at the end of the book

Glossary

• A mini-dictionary for the book. It gives the definitions of key words.

• The words are also listed in alphabetical order

• Glossaries are found at the end of the book

Open Ended

What is a difference between a glossary and an index?

Table of Contents

• Gives a list of the information in the order it will appear in the book.

• Tables of Contents are found in the front of the book

Multiple Select

Indexes, glossaries, and table of contents are all organized alphabetically.

• True

• False

Map

• A drawing that shows the location of things or places

Key Words/Bold Words

• Important words or phrases that the author wants you to notice

• Often, these words are new vocabulary words

• The meaning of these words can usually be found in the glossary

Time Line

• A visual way to show events in the order they happened

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Chart or Graph

• A visual way to show organized information