Text Features Review

alphabetical list of everything covered in the text with page numbers

• table

• side bar

• index

• illustration

an image and text together that illustrates an essential fact

• caption

• infographic

• label

• timeline

• side bar

an image showing events and dates in chronological order

• italic print

• map

• label

• timeline

• graph

usually below the title; gives more details about the topic of the text

• subtitle

• caption

• side bar

• quotation marks

• heading

tells the key topics in the order they are presented

• glossary

• index

• label

• heading

• table of contents

symbols or punctuation that indicate that words are spoken; dialogue

• side bar

• caption

• quotation marks

• heading

• glossary

an image showing information in an organized way; often has words and numbers

• inset map

• label

• table

• graph

• infographic

an image with labels to help the reader see what something looks like

• illustration

• diagram

• photograph

• title

• pronunciation key

words, phrases or sentences that help the reader understand a picture

• index

• label

• underlined text

• caption

• subtitle

additional information related to the main topic

• highlighted text

• infographic

• side bar

• title

• caption