Text Features Flashcards

Front

Title

Back

Usually at the top of the text, it tells the reader what information they will learn about

Front

Headings and Subtitles

Back

Help the reader identify the main idea for a section of text

Front

Sidebar

Back

Located at the side or bottom of the page, they elaborate on a detail mentioned in the text

Front

Table of Contents

Back

Shows the reader different chapter or section titles and where they are located in a text

Front

Index

Back

Directs the reader where to go in the text to find specific information on a topic, word, or person

Front

Glossary

Back

Identifies important vocabulary words and provides definitions

Front

Pictures

Back

A photograph or image related to the topic of the text

Front

Caption

Back

A short description of a picture or image

Front

Labeled Diagram

Back

Detailed depictions of an object from the text with labels that teach important components

Front

Charts, Tables, Graphs

Back

Show organized data related to something in the main body of the text