Non fiction text features

The information on this page will be about ...

• bicycles

• frogs

• eye glasses

The _______ lets the reader know what the section is about.

• Title

• Heading

• Author

True or False ...

Special text features help you to have a better understanding of the information you are reading/

• True

• False

Which is an example of a non-fiction text feature?

• photographs

• letters

• numbers

Authors use text features to ...

• clutter up the page

• draw attention to important details

• waste your time

The map on this page is showing the reader ...

• when to go on vacation

• where Santa Claus lives

• where the turtles live

The ______ underneath a picture/map/diagram, helps the reader know more about what they're looking at. 

• Author

• Graph

• Caption

The ______ in a picture or photograph help to point out specific parts of the picture.  

• Labels

• Headings

• Title

Bold, italicized and underlined words ...

• are just to be colorful and fun

• point out important words that you need to know

To draw your attention to an important vocabulary word, the author might...

• Write it in invisible ink.

• Circle it with crayon.

• Write it in bold print or underline it.