Concepts of Print Vocabulary

bold text

• a system used to make finding information easier
• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• a mini-headline given to a subsection or paragraph within a main piece of writing
• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale

bullet points

• an item in a list that has a large dot in front of it to show importance
• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• a mini-headline given to a subsection or paragraph within a main piece of writing

captions

• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• a mini-headline given to a subsection or paragraph within a main piece of writing
• a title or brief explaination attached to an article, illustration, cartoon, picture, graph, or poster.
• an item in a list that has a large dot in front of it to show importance

glossary

• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• a mini-headline given to a subsection or paragraph within a main piece of writing
• a list of words and what they mean

graphs

• a picture or visual image that shows information
• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• information arranged in rows and columns

headings

• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• short words orphrases that appear at the top of an article or page that let the reader know what the page, chapter, or article is about
• information arranged in rows and columns

illustrations

• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• short words orphrases that appear at the top of an article or page that let the reader know what the page, chapter, or article is about
• a system used to make finding information easier
• a picture or diagram that helps make something clear or attractive

index

• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• a system used to make finding information easier
• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• information arranged in rows and columns

italics

• a style of typing where the letters slope to the right to call attention to the word or words
• a set of typed characters that are darker and heavier than normal and used to show emphasis.
• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• information arranged in rows and columns

map

• information arranged in rows and columns
• a mini-headline given to a subsection or paragraph within a main piece of writing
• a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area and usually drawn to a given scale
• an item in a list that has a large dot in front of it to show importance