Why do we use text features?

Select two answers

• To help identify big ideas

• So that we don't have to read the whole book.

• To provide support to the information the author gives.

• To figure out why the author wrote the book.

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TEKS.ELA.1.6C

TEKS.ELA.2.6C

TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.K.5C

Where would you find a caption?

• Close to a picture
• At the top of a section
• On the table of contents
• In the glossary

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Found under pictures, diagrams, charts or photographs to help the reader better understand the picture of diagram.

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Found at the beginning of sections in a passage- help the reader know what different sections of the text are about

• subtitles & headings
• labels
• special print
• Illustrations

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Added to help provide more information about photographs, illustrations, or diagrams

• Illustrations
• subheadings
• special print
• labels

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the difference between a illustration and picture?

•  A picture is taken with a camera
• An illustration is drawn
• An illustration is drawn and a picture is taken with a real camera
• There is no difference 

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TEKS.ELA.1.6C

TEKS.ELA.2.6C

TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.K.5C

Pictures taken with a camera to show objects as they appear in real life.

• Diagram
• Drawing
• Photograph
• Table

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TEKS.ELA.1.6C

TEKS.ELA.2.6C

TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.K.5C

Usually found at the end of a passage or the back of the book to help the reader understand the meaning of important words.

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Found at the back of the book and provides the reader with an alphabetical listing of the ideas in the book and provides the page # to read about the topic

• Glossary
• Photographs
• Index
• Maps

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

BOLD print, Italics, and underlining are used to show important words in the passage

• print variations
• insert
• captions
• illustrations

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5