Information Text Features

How does a caption help a reader understand an informational text?

• It explains a photograph or illustration and gives information that may not be in the text

• It provides the reader with an image to show a visual representation of the text

• it provides the meaning of a word

• It summarizes the overall meaning of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Lists the major parts of the book along with their page numbers, helps readers to locate information in a book or magazine and see how everything is organized, located in the front of the book.

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

• timelines

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text, describes an illustration

• heading

• subtitle

• caption

• title

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Visual representation of facts and details

• heading/subheadings

• title

• timeline

• tables and graphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Help the reader better understand the order of events and how one event may have led to another, show important events in chronological order

• timeline

• caption

• title

• heading

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Tells the reader the topic of the text, helps the reader by letting them know what they are about to read.

• captions

• heading/subheadings

• title

• graphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

helps you figure out the pronunciation of a word, key words are defined, generally found in the back of the book.

• index

• table of contents

• timelines

• glossary

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

help the reader to locate information in the text, printed in large or bold print to make them stand out.

• headings/subheadings

• captions

• titles

• index

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

present information in a visual way, allow readers to have a visual of the topic

• captions

• titles

• photographs/illustrations

• glossary

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why would a reader use a glossary when reading an informational text?

• To find a specific topic

• To find the meaning of a bold or highlighted work from the text

• to find out more information about the topic

• to locate information to see how it is organized

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.7.5