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Text Feature Nonfic
Nonfiction Text Feature Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sidebar or Fact Box | Boxes containing information on a page of a book or magazine article that didn't fit into the text. |
| Boldface Type | Darker type used for titles, headings,and important words to call the reader's attention to them. |
| Italics | Letters that slant to the right to emphasize particular words. |
| Photographs and Illustrations | Supply an image of an object or person and can give extra information about the topic. |
| Captions | One or two sentences that explain the photograph or illustration. |
| Maps | Help you visualize a place the author discusses. |
| Introduction | The beginning part of a text that explains how the author thought of the idea for the information. |
| Graphs or Charts | Diagrams showing any sort of relationship between two or more things by means of dots, curves, lines, or bars. |
| Quotes | Show exact words that a person says. |
| Table of Contents | Provides chapter titles and page numbers. Found in the front of the book. |
| Time Line | Show key dates and events in a person's life or historical period. |
| Bullet Points | Symbol used to introduce items in a list. |
| Diagram | Simple drawing showing the basic shape, layout, or workings of something. |
| Table | A set of information in rows or lines showing facts or numbers. |
| Labels | Words or phrases that point to a part of a picture to identify the part. |
| Glossary | An alphabetical collection of special terms and their meanings from a book. Found in the back of the book. |
| Index | An alphabetical list of topics at the end of a book and the location of the topics in the book. |
| Heading | Shows the category which the information belongs to. |
| Title | The main name of an article, book, or other piece of writing. |
| Subtitle | A title given to one of the parts or sections of a piece of writing. |
| Title Page | The page at or near the front of the book which displays its title. |