An ABC Book of
Text Features
A is for
Author Notesabout making the book.
A note to readers
B is for
Bold Print-words with thick
heavy lines.
Know Two from Three
B is for
Bio – the writer’s personal information
B is for
Bulleted List-a list of items that stands
out from the text, but does not have a specific
order.
B is for
By-line- The byline on a newspaper or
magazine article give the name, and often
the position of the writer of the article. Bylines are traditionally placed between the
Title and text of the article.
C is for
Captions-Information that is near
a photograph or illustration that it
tells.
Honeybees have some basic numerical abilities, a new study found.
They recognize a pattern based only on the number of elements in it. For example,
if the bees learn to recognize three blue dots, then later they can find three
yellow stars, three yellow lemons or three purple blobs.
Columns
Columns- one of two or more separate sections
of a printed page separated by a rule or blank
space.
D is for
Diagrams- is a drawing of something to
show its parts. Labels are often added to
the diagram.
E is for
Endpages-additional information
that supports the book.
F is for
Fonts-
The way the typing looks. You will find
words in bold and color print in books.
G is for
Glossary-A alphabetized list of
special words in a book and their
meanings.
H is for
Headings-
The title, subtitle, or topic that
stands at the top or beginning, of a paragraph,
letter, or chapter.
I is for
Index-An alphabetized list of key information
including page numbers. This can be found at the
end of a book.
J is for
Just say it! A pronunciation guide is
when the writer spells out the words phonetically,
often in parentheses. This helps us say the word
correctly.
K is for
Map Key-Helps the reader know how to
interpret information on a map.
L is for
Labels-Helps the reader identify
parts of a diagram.
Map-
M is for
Helps the reader understand where
things are in the world.
N is for
Non-Fiction Text Features
• Helps readers better understand what they are
reading about.
• Gives us extra information.
• Text features can be found in textbooks,
magazine articles, reports, web pages, and other
forms of non-fiction text.
N is for
Numbered List – list that has a specific
order and the items are numbered to
make sure you do them in order.
O is for
ClOse Up- Helps the reader
see details in something small.
P is for
Photographs-Helps the reader
better understand - a picture or
photograph.
Q is for
Question FormatQuestions the author includes
in the text for us to think about.
R is for
Reference pagesHelps the reader
understand information
in the book.
S is for
SidebarsBoxes of information
to the side of the
main text/column.
S is for
Subheading A heading given to a
subsection of a piece
of writing.
T is for
Table of Contents-Helps the
reader identify key topics in the book in the order
they are presented.
T is for
Time Linea chronological listing of important
events for successive years on a line.
U is for
Underline-
Helps the reader understand
that a word or words are important.
V is for
Verso Pages-In page layout, the
verso pages are the even-numbered
pages on the left side of a two-page
spread.
W is for
DraWingsHelps the reader understand
what something could
have looked liked.
W is for
White Spaceportions of a page left
blank to separate text
or draw attention to a
certain text feature.
X is for
AppendiX-Additional
information located at the end of a
book.
Y is for
CutawaY-Helps the reader understand
something by looking at it from the inside.
Z is for
ItaliciZed Words-
Helps the
reader understand that the word italicized is
important.