Text Features

Text Features

Vocabulary

• second person- uses he, she, or it in referring to a character

• narrator- the author is the storyteller when this person is talking

• theme- moral or lesson of a story

• point of view- the view from which the story is told

• setting- the time and place of a story

• text features- table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams.

Multiple Select

Check all of the following that are text features?

• bold print

• headings

• captions

• diagrams

• illustrations

Multiple Choice

How does showing the illustration of Ursa Major help the reader understand the text?

• It shows the history of Ursa Major.

• It helps the reader visualize what is described in the text.

Multiple Choice

You would most likely find the answer to which question under the heading "The History of Constellations"?

• Which constellation is closest to Earth?

• When did the Babylonians first begin studying the stars?

Multiple Choice

What are the words called that are by an illustration?

• diagram

• heading

• caption

Multiple Choice

Why are some words in texts highlighted or put in bold print.

• They are academic words that help the reader understand the text.

• This makes the text look prettier.