Non- Fiction Text Features

1. Non- Fiction Text Features Victor Intermediate Library

2. Main Categories of Non-Fiction Text Features • Text Patterns • Graphic Aids • Organizational Aids

3. Text Patternsare designed to help you draw attention to important parts of the reading Font Fontis thetype or style of printing

4. Other Text Patterns include….. • Colored Print – printthatis in adifferentcolor • Bold- print isdarkerto let you know something is important • Italics- are used to highlight important information when reading

5. More Text Patterns include….. • Bullets- are used to point out important information. Bullets can be dots, circles, squares, stars, checkmarks- just about anything!

6. Some text patterns help with organizing information to make it easier read Titles Headings Subheadings Clothing in Colonial America Children’s Clothing Colonial America

7. Example Colonial AmericaTitle The colonial time period starts in the mid 1600’s Clothing inColonial AmericaHeading Colonial clothing was practical clothing. Most people had only one special or church outfit and one or two sets of everyday clothes. Girls ClothingSubheading Girls clothing showed little variety. Dresses were worn that reached the floor.

8. Graphic Aids • Are designed to help you understand and interpret information • They are graphical or “picture” based

9. Captions • Captions are the words that are next to a visual (picture,photo, graph etc.) that explains the image

10. Sketches • A quick, rough drawing of something.

11. Graphs • A diagram that shows the relationship between numbers or amounts.

12. Maps • A detailed plan of an area. • Maps often show features such as towns, roads, rivers, mountains, etc.

13. Charts • A drawing that shows information in the form of a table, graph, or picture. 1996 Scholastic Children’s Dictionary

14. Photos • Pictures taken by a camera, used to illustrate text.

15. Timelines • A chart showing a range of dates on which events happened.

16. Cross- sections • Diagrams that shows the inside of something, as if it had been cut through.

17. Organizational Aids • Help you locate and understand information

18. An alphabetical list that shows you where to find things in a resource. 1996 Scholastic Children’s Dictionary Index

19. The table of contents is at the front of the book and tells what page to go to for a topic Table of Contents

20. Glossary Explains the meaning of words and phrases in a book. 1996 scholastic children’s dictionary

21. Unusual Non-Fiction Text Features • Preface- An introduction to a book • Appendix- Extra information at the end of a book • Pronunciation Guide- A guide that tells the way a word is pronounced

22. 3 Types of Non-Fiction • Narrative- written like a story • Categorical- written by topic or category • Sequential- written in a step by step format

23. Three Types of Non-Fiction Written like a story Non-Fiction Written in a step by step format Written by topic or category