Explanation Text Features

What feature of an explanation text where the words tell what the pictures show.

• Label

• Caption

• Description

• Annotation

What feature of an explanation text that helps explain the information.

• Diagram

• Picture

• Table

• Bullet Points

Explains new words.

• Dictionary

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

What feature of an explanation text that tells the main topic?

• Headings.

• Subheadings.

• Footnotes.

• Captions.

Explanation Text

• Text that tells us how something happens or why something happens.

• A fictional story created for entertainment.

• Information that is based on personal opinions.

• A summary of events without any details.

What feature of an explanation text that explains new words.

• Glossary

• Index

• Appendix

• Footnote

Words that tell what the pictures show.

• Labels

• Captions

• Descriptions

• Titles

FEATURES OF EXPLANATION TEXT

• headings

• pictures

• captions

• summaries

Tells the main topic

• Subheadings

• Headings

• Footnotes

• Captions