Informational Text

Found under pictures, diagrams, charts or photographs to help the reader better understand the picture of diagram.

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Photos or pictures used to help the reader visualize something in the passage

• Index

• photographs

• Title

• Labels

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Helps the readers see where the places in the passage are in relation to geographic regions of the world

• Illustrations

• Glossary

• Index

• Maps

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Added to help provide more information about photographs, illustrations, or diagrams

• Illustrations
• subheadings
• special print
• labels

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Found at the beginning of sections in a passage- help the reader know what different sections of the text are about

• subtitles & headings
• labels
• special print
• Illustrations

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.

•   Glossary
• Index
• Table of contents
• Caption

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

This is an example of ____________ text feature? 

• Index
• Table of contents
• Glossary
• Diagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of these subheadings?

• To help the reader understand the author’s opinion 
• To help the reader visualize the information 
• To help the reader find the main ideas in each section
  
• To help the reader place events in order 

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5