Text Features Vocabulary

Words under a photo that give a short explanation or description of the photo

• label

• caption

• sidebar

• subheading

Located in the front of a book and lists the parts of a book and their page numbers in the order they are found in the book

• glossary

• diagram

• table of contents

• index

The extra spaces between text to separate it into sections so the reader can find information easily

• sidebar

• whitespaces

• columns

• subheading

A list of important words and their meanings in alphabetical order, usually found at the end of a book or text

• glossary

• index

• heading

• table of contents

A smaller heading under the main heading that gives the topic of only one part of the text

• caption

• sidebar

• subheading

• heading

Thicker, darker print used to place emphasis on important or new words

• italicized print

• heading

• bold print

• label

A box of text that gives you side information related to the topic of the text you are reading; sometimes this is additional information; sometimes it is interesting facts or trivia about your topic

• sidebar

• subheading

• visual aid

• caption

Slanted print used to place emphasis on words or follow grammatical rules

• italicized print

• heading

• bold print

• label

Why do authors include text features?

• Authors include text features to convey information in color.

• Authors include text features to help the reader better understand what they have read

• Authors include text features to make their articles more intersting.

What text feature are the arrows pointing at?

• subheading

• picture

• title

• text box