Informational Text Features

A nonfiction piece that is used to build background information on a topic

• Informational Text

• Title of publication

• Side bar

• Heading

These make key information stand out.

• Captions

• Title

• Index

• Bold print and bullets

Tells what the article is about and sets the tone.

• Title of Publication

• Title of Main Article

• Heading

• Table of contents

They organize and indicate information within the chapter.

• Side bar

• headings

• Table Contents

• Index

These offer interesting and supportive information along the side or bottom.

• Side bar

• Maps, charts

• Captioned photo

• Table of contents

They summarize and present text information in a clear, concise way that is easy to see at a glance.

• Maps, Charts, graphs

• Headings

• Informational texts

• Index

It tells the name of the magazine, newspaper, etc.

• Title of Main Article

• Title of Publication

• Table of contents

• Index

They provide appealing visualizations and descriptions and tell who, what, when, and where

• Captioned Photo

• Maps, Charts, Graphs

• Sidebar

• Captioned Photo

Found at the end of the text, lists key topics, names, subjects by page number

• Index

• Table of contents

• Side bar

• Bold print

Lists of chapters or topics at the beginning of the text with page numbers

• Table of Contents

• Index

• Sidebar

• Headings