Nonfictional Text Features

This text feature helps describe an illustration or photograph.

• signature

• caption

• speech bubble

• title

This text feature helps readers define words from the text.

• glossary

• index

• graphic

• caption

This is an example of

• italics

• heading/sub heading

• bold print

• underlined text

This text feature helps readers see a REAL LIFE IMAGE that goes with the text

• glossary

• map

• photograph

• illustration

This is an example of a

• table of contents

• map

• index

• heading/sub heading

This text feature helps readers identify key topics in the text in the order that they are presented in.

• labels

• table of contents

• captions

• illustrations and photographs