Expository Text Features

The following is NOT an example of Expository Text:

• biography
• poem
• news article
• campaign speech

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

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Photos or pictures used to help the reader visualize something in the  passage

• Index
• photographs
• Index
• Labels

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Helps the readers see where the places in the passage are in relation to geographic regions of the world

• Illustrations
• Glossary
• Index
• Maps

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Choose the correct vocabulary word-  helps the reader learn about other important ideas that go along with the topic or main idea of a passage.

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What graphic feature is shown in this example?

• photograph
• table
• map
• diagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What are the words that are more darkened called?

• italics
• compares
• apples
• Bold Print

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A list of chapters in a book and the page numbers where each chapter starts.

• Index
• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Framed Text (Text Box, Insert)

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5