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Text Features
Term | Definition |
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Table of Contents | This gives the heading and beginning page of each section of the book. |
Map | It is a picture that shows the location of something. |
Bold Print | It calls attention to new and important words. |
Illustration | This is a hand-drawn picture that helps the reader visualize the text. |
Graph | It shows information in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers. |
Diagram | It is a drawing that shows the parts of something. |
Photograph | It is a picture made with a camera that shows how things look in real life. |
Italic Print | This is the slanted text that identifies new or important words. |
Index | This list words alphabetically and often gives the page numbers where the words occur in the text. |
Heading | This tells the reader what the section of the reading is about. |
Glossary | This alpahbetically lists new or important words and tells what they mean. |
Caption | These are the words next to a picture that explain what it is or is about. |