Text Features and Graphics

Help organize informtion in the book so readers know what's important.

• subtitles

• index

• text features

When a word is bold, in italics, or underlined, it is an important word for readers to know.

• subtitles

• special print

• comparison

• graphics

Are special headings that help readers know what the next section of text will be about.

• headings

• subtitles

• captions

• labels

Identify the text feature in the picture.

• a

• b

• c

• d

Bold and Italicized words are important because

• They show us what words are important to the text

• They create visual appeal within an article or story

• They are the topics found in the table of contents

• They tell us what the photographs and illustrations are about

What is this text feature?

• heading

• illustration

• map

What is this text feature?

• heading

• bold print

• Italics

What is this type of text feature called?

• Footnote

• Side Bar

• Caption

• Heading

Gives more information about a photograph or illustration

• Caption

• Footnote

• Heading

• Table

Slanted letters, for emphasis, that look like this

• Bold Face

• Glossary

• Cursive

• Italics