Nonfiction Text Features

This nonfiction text feature explains what a photograph or illustration is about.

• Caption
• Heading
• Table of Contents
• Label

This nonfiction text feature provides definitions for some of the vocabulary words in the text.

• Glossary
• Index
• Table of Contents
• Heading

This nonfiction text feature organizes and helps compare information in a visual way.

• Graph
• Table
• Label
• Caption

This nonfiction text feature divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about.

• Heading
• Label
• Table of Contents
• Title Page

This nonfiction text feature organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so it is easier to read.

• Table
• Graph
• Index
• Photograph

This nonfiction text feature tells the names of the chapters and what page the chapters can be found.

• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Index
• Title

This nonfiction text feature shows what something looks like (taken with a camera).

• Photograph
• Illustration
• Caption
• Label

This nonfiction text feature tells the names of certain parts of a photograph or illustration.

• Label
• Caption
• Heading
• Title

This nonfiction text feature shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist).

• Illustration
• Photograph
• Label
• Glossary

This nonfiction text feature tells what page the reader can find certain topics. The topics are listed in alphabetical order.

• Index
• Glossary
• Heading
• Table of Contents