Nonfiction Text Features

Nonfiction text is used to

• explain,inform,or persuade.

• take the reader on a journey.

• entertain the reader.

• teach a moral or lesson

An alphabetical list of important words in a book and their meanings.

• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Index

A picture, usually a drawing, that has labels to identify it's parts. 

• Diagram
• Heading
• Caption

This page, located in the back of a book, is an alphabetical list of topics (and the page numbers) found in a book.

• Glossary
• Sidebar
• Index

A title at the top of the page, or the beginning of a new chapter or section.

• Definition
• Heading
• Index

A list of chapters in a book and the page numbers where each chapter starts.

• Index
• Table of Contents
• Glossary

How does the table of contents help a reader?

• find the right book.
• read more words.
• find parts of the book quickly.

Small text found under a picture that gives important information about the picture.

• Caption
• Glossary
• Photograph

Words or phrases that divide the text into smaller parts. 

• Subheading
• Heading
• Title

What is this nonfiction text feature?

• Chart
• Heading
• Sidebar