ELA Text Features Vocabulary Review

Title

• tells the topic of the text

• Tells us the major sections or chapters of the text and where they are in the text

• pictures that show where topics being discussed in the text took place

• A diagram that shows past events in chronological order

Table of Contents

• present information visually that relates to the topic

• Tells us the major sections or chapters of the text and where they are in the text

• photos and drawings that show what something looks like.

• webpages and addresses to consult for more information on the topic of the text

Headings and Subheadings

• A diagram that shows past events in chronological order

• Lists new and important words used in the text and provides a definition for each

• Bold words that tell what a section of the text is about

• sentences that tell who, what, when, or where a photograph took place

Captions

• Bold words that tell what a section of the text is about

• Tells us the major sections or chapters of the text and where they are in the text

• Tells what page(s) to find specific information on topics discussed in the text

• sentences that tell who, what, when, or where a photograph took place

Maps

• pictures that show where topics being discussed in the text took place

• Tells what page(s) to find specific information on topics discussed in the text

• webpages and addresses to consult for more information on the topic of the text

• Show important vocabulary words in the text about the topic

Bold, Italic, or Highlighted Words

• Tells us the major sections or chapters of the text and where they are in the text

• Show important vocabulary words in the text about the topic

• Lists new and important words used in the text and provides a definition for each

• present information visually that relates to the topic

Charts, Graphs, and Tables

• Bold words that tell what a section of the text is about

• webpages and addresses to consult for more information on the topic of the text

• present information visually that relates to the topic

• Pictures or illustrations that label the parts of an object

Diagrams

• Show important vocabulary words in the text about the topic

• Bold words that tell what a section of the text is about

• Tells what page(s) to find specific information on topics discussed in the text

• Pictures or illustrations that label the parts of an object

Time Line

• A diagram that shows past events in chronological order

• Pictures or illustrations that label the parts of an object

• webpages and addresses to consult for more information on the topic of the text

• Lists new and important words used in the text and provides a definition for each

Additional Resources

• Lists new and important words used in the text and provides a definition for each

• webpages and addresses to consult for more information on the topic of the text

• sentences that tell who, what, when, or where a photograph took place

• Tells what page(s) to find specific information on topics discussed in the text