Informational Text Features/Structures

What text feature explains what is in a picture?

• heading

• subheading

• caption

• definition

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which text feature uses labels to tell the names of certain parts of an image?

• photograph

• title

• heading

• diagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which text feature divides the text into sections and tells what each section will be about?

• headings

• graphs

• maps

• glossary

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of headings and subtitles?

• They help the reader find the main idea of a specific section of the text, making it easier to navigate.

• They describe a picture, diagram, or graph on the page to help the reader better understand it.

• They identify important vocabulary words and provide definitions for them in alphabetical order.

• They provide the reader with a visual to connect with the words and make for better understanding.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is an image taken with a camera called?

• illustration

• diagram

• table

• photograph

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which text feature tells the definition of some of the words in the text?

• table of contents

• glossary

• index

• map

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of the table of contents?

• To give the reader a visual to go along with the information provided in the text.

• To show the reader where to find specific chapters and/or sections of the text.

• To provide definitions of key words that can be found throughout the text.

• To give the reader more information about a picture shown in the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How do authors of informational texts make important information and or words stand out?

• They make all of their writing different colors.

• They use bold, italicized, and underlined words and phrases.

• They change the spellings of important words.

• They place them all at the end of the book in the index.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the best definition for text structure? *

• How the author chooses to organize the information in a text

• Building a structure with text

• The way words are arranged on a page

• The main events of the passage

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which signal words might you find in a DESCRIPTIVE text structure?

• first, next, last, before, after, dates and years

• because, this is why, so, consequently, As a result

• characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including

• however, on the other hand, similar to, different from

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5