Text Features

What are text features?

• The structure a text is written in (compare & contrast, sequence of events, cause & effect, etc.)

• Extra information that may not be stated in the text itself

• The font the text is written in

• The genre of text (nonfiction, fiction, fantasy, etc.)

What is the purpose of using text features?

• to help the reader draw a picture of what they read

• to help the reader better understand what they have read

• to organize the writing into a specific structure

• there's no reason

Where can text features be found? (multiple answers)

• in a magazine

• in a textbook

• in a fictional story book

• in a webpage

Which text feature lists the major parts of a book along with their page numbers? (helps readers locate information in the book)

• glossary

• table of contents

• index

• titles

Which of the following text features is an alphabetical listing of key terms and topics with page numbers? (usually at the end of the book)

• table of contents

• index

• glossary

• subheadings

Which of the following text features lists key terms in alphabetical order AND defines each term?

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

• textbox

Which of the following text features tells the reader the topic of the text?

• table of contents

• title

• captions

• tables

Which of the following divide the text into sections and tell the main idea of each section?

• titles

• subheadings/subtitles

• captions

• illustrations

Which of the following text features is the style and color of the text to signal to the reader how to read the content?

• Text (bold, italics, color)

• titles

• captions

• illustrations

Which of the following text features give information in a visual way?

• titles

• textbox

• photographs & illustrations

• glossary