Identify Text Features

Identify Text Features

by TABATHA CLARK

How do text features help a reader?

• ​quickly locate information

• ​meaning of words

• ​increase understanding/tell more information

• ​shows how a text is organized

Graphics

diagrams, graphs, charts, etc that explain part of a text

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Photograph

a real picture taken with a camera

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Illustration

a graphic that is drawn by a person or computer, not taken with a camera

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Diagram

a graphic with labels telling its parts

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​Labels: words used to identify parts of a graphic - usually connected to the image with lines or arrows

Timeline

shows the order or sequence of events

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Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• photograph

• illustration

• diagram

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• photograph

• illustration

• diagram

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• photograph

• illustration

• diagram

​Time to Review

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Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• bold print

• italics

• keywords

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• photograph

• caption

• label

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• subheading

• heading

• caption

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• subheading

• index

• table of contents

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• italics

• bold

• key words

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• map

• graph

• diagram

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• heading

• subheading

• caption

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• glossary

• illustration

• sidebar

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• glossary

• index

• table of contents

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this (blue words)?

• hyperlink

• electronic menu

• keywords

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• hyperlink

• electronic menu

• keywords