Recognizing Text Features

Nonfiction Text Features

by Hannah Damsteegt

Poll

How much do you know about nonfiction text features?

• I know some and CAN recognize them in nonfiction texts. 

• I know some, but I DON'T think I can recognize them in nonfiction texts. 

• I don't know any nonfiction text features, but I am excited to learn more about them!

​What are nonfiction text features?

​- Nonfiction text features are special elements that help the reader better understand what they have read in a nonfiction piece.

Multiple Choice

What is the heading in this example?

• Home

• Drag Lines

• Spiders

• They

Multiple Choice

What is the caption in this example?

• They use these lines to crawl back home if they start to fall.

• Drag Lines

• A spider hanging from a drag line.

• Spiders also use their silk to create drag lines.

Multiple Choice

According to the table of contents, on what page can I start reading about "Habitat"?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

Multiple Choice

According to the index, what word is found on pages 3, 6, & 10?

• nails

• ears

• paws

• puppies

Multiple Choice

What two labels describe this picture?

• trees, branches

• hives, honey bees

• branch, hive

Multiple Choice

According to the glossary, which word has the meaning "a place where bees work and live"?

• beekeeper

• honeycomb

• hive

• honey

• queen bee

Open Ended

Do you enjoy looking at the photographs in nonfiction text? Why or why not?

Multiple Choice

What is the bolded word in this example?

• honey

• hives

• because

• wax

Multiple Choice

What word is in italics in this example?

• sided

• hives

• least