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Nonfiction Text Features

help us to understand the text better.

The title

identifies the topic of the text/tells what the text will be about.

Headings

divide the text into sections & explain what the sections will be about.

Subheadings

help the reader quickly search for information

Multiple Choice

Which of these tells you what the text will be about?

• Subheading

• Heading

• Title

Multiple Choice

This divides the text into sections and tells the reader what the section will be about

• Subheading

• Heading

• Title

Multiple Choice

This helps the reader find information more easily

• Subheading

• Heading

• Title

Photographs

show what something actually looks like (taken with a camera)

Illustrations

also show what something looks like, but they are drawn by artists.

Captions

explain what a photograph or illustration is about

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a photograph and an illustration?

• Captions don't usually explain photographs.

• Captions don't usually explain illustrations.

• One is drawn and one is taken by a camera.

Bold print

shows what words are important or what words can be found in the glossary.

Glossary

tells the definition of some of the words found in a text.

The Side Bar (also called the Fact Box)

gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic.

Poll

How many new non-fiction text features did you learn?

• 0-3

• 4-6

• 7-9