Text features
Topic: Text features Text features include all the parts of a story or article that are not the main body of text. Include the 1. table of contents 2. index 3. glossary 4. headings 5. bold words 6. sidebars 7. pictures and captions 8. and labeled diagrams. These features can be helpful when they are concise, related to the content, and clear. They can be harmful if they are poorly organized, not related to the content, or too wordy.
Name of text feature
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Purpose of text feature
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Title
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Tells the reader what information they will learn about
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Table of contents
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Shows students the different chapter or section titles and
where they are located
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Index
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Shows students where to go in the text to find specific information
on a topic, word, or person
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Glossary
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Identifies important vocabulary words for students and gives their
definitions
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Headings or subtitles
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Help the reader identify the main idea for that section of text
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Sidebars
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Are set apart from the main text, (usually located on the side or
bottom of the page) and talks more about a detail mentioned in the
text
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Pictures and captions
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Show an important object or idea from the text
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Labeled diagrams
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Allow readers to see detailed illustrations of an object from the
text with labels that teach the important parts
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Charts and graphs
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Represent and show data related to information in the main body
of text
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Maps
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Help a reader locate a place in the world that is related to the text
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