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Text Features
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents | List of chapters in a text and the page number |
| Maps, Charts, Graphs | Provide a visual of data and numeric information |
| Text box or inset | Is seperate from the main text; provides addisional information about a topic |
| photograph | a visual created by a camera |
| caption | a brief explanation of a picture, illustration, or diagram |
| Index | lists of topics in a text and the page number they can be found on |
| diagram | a drawing or picture with labels |
| Font Styles (bold, italics, underlined, or highlighted) | emphasizes the text and shows that it is important |
| Glossary | gives the meanings of words that are specific to the book |
| Timeline | shows important events in the order they happened |
| headings and subheadings | organizes the information in a text to make it easier to locate |
| colons, bullet points, numbered lists | indicate that important information will follow |