Non-Fiction Text Features

Explains what each section of the text is going to be about

Gives more information about a picture or illustration

An alphabetical listing of important words, terms, or ideas and which page you can find them on. It is found at the end of a text.

Identifies what the text will be about

Shows main events in chronological order or time order

Gives the definitions of some of the important words in the text

Provides reference for where places are in the world

Notes the names of each chapter and gives page numbers. It is found at the beginning of a text

Bold, colored, and italicized print all help to signal that a word is important and/or found in the glossary

A text box that provides additional or more in-depth information