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Non-fiction Text Features. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Provides a list of the information in the book. Shows the order the information is listed in the book and the pages on which each section begins. TABLE of Contents. CONTENTS What is a Frog? . . . . . 4 Tadpoles . . . . . . 7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS • Provides a list of the information in the book. • Shows the order the information is listed in the book and the pages on which each section begins.
TABLE of Contents CONTENTS What is a Frog? . . . . . 4 Tadpoles . . . . . . 7 Pond Life . . . . . . 12 A Frog’s Dinner . . . . . 16
HEADINGS • Words or phrases that tell the topic or focus of the text that follows What is a Frog? A frog is an amphibian. An amphibian can live in and out of water. A frog has smooth shiny skin.
Photographs/Illustrations-help the reader to have a visual for what the text is explaining
Captions-1-2 sentences that provide important information about the picture The tiger is the largest cat species.
Glossary-important words from the text and their definition Glossary Amphibian – animal that can live on both land and water Frog – carnivorous, short-bodied, tailless amphibian Pond –a body of standing water
Index-important subjects from the text and their page numbers listed in alphabetical order in the back of the book Index Frog 2,4,6,7,10 Tadpole 3,4,5, Toad 1, 16 Pond 16 Amphibian 2,3,19