Note to the teacher:
This presentation is broken up into four sections, which you will
note by the background color. It works perfectly by itself but was
intended to compliment my
Text Feature Activities with Real Nonfiction Articles
(sold separately)
Section One: map, pie chart, timeline, title, subtitle, hyperlink
Section Two: close-up, photograph, illustration, caption, textbox,
bullet points, icon
Section Three: diagram, table, graph, labels, bold, italics
Section Four: index, table of contents, title page, glossary, electronic
menus
Questions? Email me at teachcurious@gmail.com
Dear Students, You are going to be
learning about different types of text features.
Can you imagine if books and magazines only
showed long lines of plain words. It would be
difficult to understand what something was
about. Authors use special text features to
make information easier to understand. Let’s try
this letter again with the help of some text
features. From, Your Teacher
© Gwen Jones 2013
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Student Letter
A Special Letter to the Students
Dear Students,
You are going to be learning about different types of
text features. Text features help organize and show
information. Authors use text features to make information
easier to understand. This letter includes many different
text features that you are going to learn about. Can you
guess what they are?
From,
Your Teacher
© Gwen Jones 2013
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Section One
Titles
The titles are at the top of the page. They tell
you what the book, article or chapter is
called.
Subtitles
Subtitles tell
more about the
title.
The words are
in smaller print.
They usually are
underneath the
title.
This book can be purchased at
http://www.walmart.com
Hyperlink
www.brainpopjr.com
Double
Click
A computer hyperlink is a word or group of
words that will connect to a website on the
internet.
Hyperlinks are usually in color.
Timeline
A timeline shows the order of when things
happen.
Mrs. Smith’s Academic Events
1979
Born
1990
1993
1997
2002
Graduated Graduated Graduated Graduated
Elementary
Middle
High
College
School
School
School
2009
Earned
Masters
Degree
Map
A map shows where something is in our world.
Chart
A chart organizes information so that it
can be seen in a new way.
This is a pie chart.
Photographs
Photographs are real pictures of
things.
Illustrations
Illustrations are drawings. Sometimes real
photographs aren’t available.
Captions
Captions have information near or below a
photograph or illustration.
They tell you more about the picture.
This tortoise moves slowly across the grass.
It enjoys sitting in the shade and eating leafy plants.
Close-Up
Close-ups allow you to see something in
greater detail.
These termites live in the
wood walls of this house.
Textbox
Textboxes have information to the side of the main
text, usually in a rectangle. They tell you more
information about a similar topic.
Icon
A computer icon is a
picture or symbol that
stands for something.
What do you think these
icons stand for?
If you click on them,
they open or do
something new.
Trash
⏏
Working
Eject
Email
Quit
Bullet Points
Bullet points are dots that help
organize information in a list.
Shopping List
• milk
• eggs
• bread
• bananas
• ice cream
Bold Print
Bold words are made with thick, dark, or
heavy lines. They show you what words
are important.
This zebra has
black and white
stripes.
Italic Words
Italic words are slanted and help the reader
understand which words are important.
This fish lives in
warm tropical
waters.
Diagram
A diagram is a
simple drawing,
which shows the
parts or
functions of
something.
Labels
Labels identify the parts of something. They tell
you what that part is called.
Graph
A graph also organizes information so
that it can be seen.
These are bar graphs.
Table
A table organizes written information.
After School Sports
Soccer
Basketball Swimming
Joey
Sally
Frank
Sam
John
Karen
Title Page
The title page is found at the front of the
book. It informs the reader of the title, author,
illustrator, and publisher.
Table of Contents
The table of
contents is found at
the beginning of the
book. It lets people
know what page
each section or
chapter begins.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
7
Chapter 2
15
Chapter 3
27
Chapter 4
36
Chapter 5
45
Glossary
The glossary is like
a little dictionary
found at the end of
the book.
It provides the
definitions for
keywords found in
that specific book.
Index
An index is found
at the end of a book.
It includes key words
in alphabetical order.
There will also be a
page number to
signal where that
keyword can be
found in the book.
Index
butterfly
7
caterpillars
4
cocoon
dragonfly
ladybugs
9,11
14,17
23
Electronic Menus
Bill’sPetShop.com
Cats
Dogs
Electronic menus show the
places you can visit within a
website. They are usually
located at the top on the
webpage.
Birds
Credits
KPM Doodles
http://www.kpmdoodles.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Collective
Creation
Lovin Lit http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lov
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