Non Fiction Text Features
Non Fiction Text
Features
I Spy
Glossary: Helps the reader define
words contained in the context.
Table of Contents: Helps the readers
identify key topics in the book in the
order they are presented.
Index: An Alphabetical list of
everything cover in the text with page
numbers.
Heading: Help the reader identify in
larger font and bold print what they will
be reading about in that chapter.
Subheading: Help the reader identify
through bold print what they will read
about beneath the heading.
Bold Print: Help the reader by signaling.
Can you spy the following
Non Fiction Text
Features?
o Glossary
o Table of Contents
o Index
Caption: Help the reader better
understand a picture or photograph.
o Heading
Label: Help the reader identify a
picture or photograph and its parts.
o Bold Print
Photo: Help the reader understand
exactly what something looks like.
Map: Help the reader understand where
things are in the world.
Chart: Help the reader understand
important information by listing it in a
table, graph or chart.
o Subheading
o Caption
o Label
o Photo
o Map
o Chart