Text Structures & Features Notes

Text Structures

&

Features

​https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/text-structure/

​What is a Text Structures?

​How the text is organized.

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​There are 5 text structures for nonfiction.

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​Each text (or even sections in a text) can have a different structure.

Multiple Choice

The school hallway carried the smell of wax, varnish, and cleaning supplies. Bright,yellow light glared into the hall through the freshly cleaned windows. This highlighted the deep scrapes in the lockers, the chips in the wall tiles, and the spider webs hanging in the corner.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Multiple Choice

This has been the worse summer in years for acorn production in northeastern forests. While some may think this is not a big deal, in fact it is. If there are fewer acorns, it may result in a decrease in populations of squirrels and field mice. Since these animals are often hosts to insects, including ticks, the ticks will be on the move and more likely to bite humans. As a result, scientists expect to see an increase in the number of cases of Lyme Disease, an infection carried by ticks.

• problem & solution

• compare & contrast

• cause & effect

• descriptive

Multiple Choice

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence 

• problem & solution

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/text-features/

​What are text features?

Additions to the basic text to point out additional or important information. ​

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​Help the reader to better understand.

​Table of Contents

​Helps to organize and locate information

​Title

Informs what you are about to read

Heading

Divides into sections and explains what each is about

Subheading

Tells the main idea of a smaller section of text

Glossary

A list of key terms and definitions in ABC order

Caption

Explains what is shown in a picture or illustration

Diagram

A labeled drawing or picture to explain something

Map

Shows land and water features to give details

​Table

Organize large amounts of information

Bold, Italics, Highlight, Color - Fonts

Different styles are used to point out important information

Illustration v. Photograph

Give information in a visual way

Timeline

Show important events in chronological order

Sidebar

Adds additional facts or information about a topic

Multiple Choice

The picture shows me the...

• Table of Contents

• Glossary

• Index

• Title

Multiple Choice

The picture shows me the...

• Heading

• Keywords

• Glossary

• Index

Multiple Choice

The picture shows me...

• Captions

• Illustrations and pictures

• Graphs

• text box

Multiple Choice

This is an example of ____________ text feature? NOTICE THE LABELS added to the picture.

• Index

• Table of contents

• Glossary

• Diagram

Multiple Choice

Found under pictures to help the reader better understand the picture of diagram.

• Illustrations

• Captions

• Glossary

• Chart

Multiple Choice

Usually found at the end of a passage or the back of the book to help the reader understand the meaning of important words.

• Illustrations

• Captions

• Glossary

• Chart

Multiple Choice

The text feature on the far right of the page is called a

• caption

• diagram

• timeline

• sidebar