Text Features

1. Understanding Nonfiction Text Text Features Examples of Text Features With Definitions Explanations for How Text Features Help Readers Guided Practice Text Features Help Students Understand Nonfiction Text Click on the speaker to begin!

2. What are text features? • Authors include text features to help the reader better understand what they have read. • Text features provide information that may not be written in the text itself. • Text features can be found in textbooks, magazine articles, newspapers, reports, web pages, and other forms of nonfiction text.

3. Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1: All About Animals Animal Adaptations ……..Page 1 Animal Food……….……..Page 2 Animal Habitats . ………..Page 3 Animal Homes ..……….…Page 4 Chapter 2: All About Plants Photosynthesis ………….Page 5 Types of Plants ………….Page 6 • Lists the major parts of a book along with their page numbers. • It outlines the main topics or main points. • Readers can use the table of contents to help locate information in the book and see how everything is organized.

4. Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1: All About Animals Animal Adaptations ……..Page 1 Animal Food……….……..Page 2 Animal Habitats . ………..Page 3 Animal Homes ..……….…Page 4 Chapter 2: All About Plants Photosynthesis ………….Page 5 Types of Plants ………….Page 6 • Use the Table of Contents on the left to answer the following question: Where would a reader find information about where an animal lives? Page 3 Page 4

5. You are Correct!!!!! • The information about where animals live would be found on page 3 in Animal Habitats!!!

6. Good guess, but try again! • Animal Homes may be where an animal may live SOME of the time, but there is a better answer! • Click Below to try again!

7. Index • Is an alphabetical listing of the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers. • Readers use the index to help find pages that contain information they are looking for. A Abu Simbel, temple of, p73 Acadia, Canada, 212-213 Acid rain, 396, c396-c397, 396-397 Animal Adaptations p1 Animal Food p2 Animal Habitats p3 Animal Homes p5

8. Index • Click the button below that has the best answer to the following question: A Abu Simbel, temple of, p73 Acadia, Canada, 212-213 Acid rain, 396, c396-c397, 396-397 Animal Adaptations p1 Animal Food p2 Animal Habitats p3 Animal Homes p5 Where would a reader find information in the text about acid rain? Pages 396 - 397 Pages 212 - 213

9. Great Job!!!! • The reader could find information about acid rain on pages 396 – 397. • Click on the button below to learn the next text feature!

10. Rats! • On those pages you would find information on Acadia, Canada! • Click the button below to go try again!

11. Glossary • A list of key terms in alphabetical order. • Each key word is defined. • Sometimes a glossary also tells you how to pronounce a word. • Readers use the glossary to look up key terms to find out their meaning. This helps the reader better learn and understand the subject. A Acid rain (AS ihd rayn) rain that carries certain kind of pollution. Adapt (uh DAPT) to change in order to survive in new environments

12. Glossaries are dictionaries made just for the book it is in! Glossary • Click on the correct button below to answer the following question: A Acid rain (AS ihd rayn) rain that carries certain kind of pollution. Adapt (uh DAPT) to change in order to survive in new environments How would the glossary help the reader understand text about animal adaptations? The reader would know where to find information about adaptations. Thereader would know what adaptation means.

13. Wonderful! • The reader would understand animal adaptations better because the glossary tells them what it means to adapt. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

14. Oops! Try Again! • An Index is the best text feature to use if you want to find information in a book about a subject. • Click on the Link Below to try again!

15. Titles • Titles tell the reader the topic of the text. • Titles show the main idea of the text. • Titles help the reader by letting them know what they are about to read. • Titles focus the reader on a topic so they can make connections between what they already know and the text.

16. Titles • Click on the best answer below for the following question: What do the titles of the articles in these newspapers tell you? Newspapers are printed every day. Titles tell the reader the topic of the text is space.

17. Wonderful! • The titles all talk about space so the articles are all about space. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

18. Oops! Try Again! • Remember: Look at the big, bolded print. They all have something in common! • Click on the Link Below to try again!

19. Subheadings Helpful Ants Although ants are frustrating when they get in homes, ants do help the environment. They help control the population of damaging pests such as termites. Types of Ants Types of ants include fire ants, which cause a painful sting, and carpenter ants, which damage wood structures while nest building. Other types of ants include honey, pharaoh, house, Argentine, and the thief ant. • Subheadings divide the text into sections. • Subheadings tell the main idea of each section of text. • They are printed in large or bold type to make them stand out. • Subheadings help the reader to locate information in the text by telling them where to look.

20. Subheadings Helpful Ants Although ants are frustrating when they get in homes, ants do help the environment. They help control the population of damaging pests such as termites. Types of Ants Types of ants include fire ants, which cause a painful sting, and carpenter ants, which damage wood structures while nest building. Other types of ants include honey, pharaoh, house, Argentine, and the thief ant. • Click on the best answer for the following question: Where would the reader look to find out about a fire ant? The reader would look under Types of Ants. The reader would look under Helpful Ants.

21. Wonderful! • A fire ant is a kind of ant so the reader would look in Types of Ants. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

22. Oops! Try Again! • Look at the question again. Is the question asking if the fire ant is helpful or is it asking what a fire ant is? • Click on the Link Below to try again!

23. Text (Bold, Color, & Italics) • The style and color of the text sends the reader signals about how to read the content. • Key words to notice are in bold or in color. • Text in italics is used in picture captions, book titles, and any other element that needs to stand out. • Text in bold, color, or italics draw the readers attention to important information. The Wetlands of the South Why are the South’s wetlands so important? The Okefenokee (oh kuh fuh NOH kee) Swamp is a large wetland in the South. A wetland is a place where the ground is soaked with water for at least part of the year.

24. Text (Bold, Color, & Italics) • Click the best answer to the following question: The Wetlands of the South Why are the South’s wetlands so important? The Okefenokee (oh kuh fuh NOH kee) Swamp is a large wetland in the South. A wetland is a place where the ground is soaked with water for at least part of the year. How do the words in italics help the reader understand the text? It lets the reader know that the author likes the Okefenokee Swamp Italics helps focus the reader on the answer to a question.

25. Wonderful! • The words in italics help the reader by focusing the reader on the answer to a question. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

26. Oops! Try Again! • Italics may look fancy and the author may like how it looks, but italics does help you with what the author is trying to tell you. • Click on the Link Below to try again!

27. Photographs Illustrations • Photos and illustrations give information in a visual way. • They help tell the story. • They work with the words and headings to help teach material. • They help the reader understand an idea from the text that was unclear.

28. Photographs Illustrations • Click on the best answer below for the following question: How might these photos help the reader understand the text? It would help the reader understand what the animals look like and where they live. It would help the reader skip the text.

29. Wonderful! • The pictures would help me understand what the animals look like and where the live. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

30. Oops! Try Again! • Pictures and Illustrations are not meant to take away from reading. • Click on the Link Below to try again!

31. Captions • A caption explains what is shown in a picture or illustration. • Captions help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text. Photo by MARCIN SZCZEPANSKI These gold coins were found on the ocean floor!

32. Captions • Click on the best answer below for the following question. If this article was about finding treasure, how would this caption help the reader understand the text? Photo by MARCIN SZCZEPANSKI These gold coins were found on the ocean floor! It helps the reader tell where the treasure was found. It helps tell the reader what the text is about.

33. Wonderful! • The caption would help the reader understand where the treasure was found. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

34. Oops! Try Again! • Words that tell the reader what the text is about are Headers, Titles, or Subheadings. • Click on the Link Below to try again!

35. Maps • Maps are drawings that show the basic shape of the land and other geographical, political, or historical features. • They present information in a visual form. • They help the reader understand where an event happens. • They help the reader understand how far away an event took place.

36. Maps • Click on the best answer below for the following question: How would a map of the United States help the reader understand an article about Texas? It would help the reader know where Texas is located. It would help the reader know what color Texas is.

37. Wonderful! • The map could help the reader understand where Texas is located and how the location relates to the text. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

38. Oops! Try Again! • Colors are added to maps to help the reader tell where one location ends and another begins. • Click on the Link Below to try again!

39. Diagrams • A diagram is a drawing that shows or explains something. • To understand a diagram the reader should read the titles, labels, captions, and numbered parts. • Diagrams help the reader understand steps, how objects are made, or information in the text.

40. Diagrams • Click on the best answer below for the following question: How could this diagram help the reader understand volcanoes? It can help tell the reader what a volcano looks like. The diagram helps the reader learn the parts of a volcano and how it erupts.

41. Wonderful! • The diagram helps the reader understand the parts of a volcano and how they erupt. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

42. Oops! Try Again! • If the author wants the reader to know what something looks like, the author will usually use a photograph or illustration. • Click on the Link Below to try again!

43. Tables • Tables organize large amounts of information in a small space. • Tables present all kinds of data, from numbers and amounts, to calendars and menus. • Tables help the reader compare information in the text.

44. Tables • Click on the best answer below for the following question: How would a table about volcano eruptions help the reader understand volcanoes? This table would help the reader understand where and how often volcanoes erupt. The table would help the reader understand that volcanoes look like triangles on a map.

45. Wonderful! • The table would help the reader understand where and how often volcanoes erupt. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

46. Oops! Try Again! • The shape of a landmark on a map is called a symbol. • Click on the Link Below to try again!

47. Timelines • Timelines show important events in chronological order or time order. • Timelines help the reader better understand the order of events and how one event may have lead to another.

48. Timelines • Click on the best answer below to the following question: How would a timeline help a reader understand an article about why some older people aren’t knowledgeable about computers? The timeline would show that computers may not have been affordable until the person was older. The timeline would show how computers work.

49. Wonderful! • The timeline would show that computers may not have been affordable until late in an older persons life. • Click on the arrow below to learn about the next text feature!

50. Oops! Try Again! • Authors use diagrams to show how things work. • Click on the Link Below to try again!