Nonfiction Text Features

What is the purpose of a Heading/Subtitle?

• Tells the reader the central idea of the section

• Shows the reader what a picture or photograph is of

• Provides extra information to the reader about the topic

• Emphasizes an important word

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of the title?

• Tells the reader the central idea of the section

• Tells the reader what a picture or caption is of

• Tells the reader the topic of the selection

• Tells the reader that a word is important

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of a photograph?

• Emphasize an important word

• Tell the reader what the photograph is of

• Tell the reader the central idea of the section

• Show the reader something visually from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of a caption?

• Tells the reader what the photograph or picture is of

• Shows the reader something visually from the text

• Emphasizes that a word is important

• Tells the reader the topic of the selection

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of a graph?

• Provides the reader with extra numerical information about the topic

• Provides the reader with a visual of something in the topic

• Emphasizes that a word is important

• Tells the reader the central idea of the section

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of bullet points?

• Emphasizes that a word is important

• Emphasizes or lists important key points

• Shows the reader something visually from the text

• Tells the reader the central idea of the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of a table?

• Shows the reader something visually from the text

• Tells the reader the central idea of a section

• Summarizes or compares information from the text

• Tells the reader the topic of the selection

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of bold and italicized text?

• Emphasizes that a word is important

• Emphasizes key information

• Shows the reader something visually from the text

• Tells the reader the topic of the selection

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5