An ABC Book of Text Features

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An ABC Book of Text Features
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A is for

• Author Notes-A note to readers about making the
  book.

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B is for

• Bold Print-words with thick heavy lines.
• 
  Brainy Bees Know
  Two from Three

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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 can
• 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.

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D is for

• Diagrams- is a drawing of something to show its
  parts. Labels are often added to the diagram.

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E is for

• Endpages-additional information that supports the
  book.

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F is for

• Fonts-The way the typing looks. You will find
  words in bold and color print in books.

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G is for

• Glossary-A alphabetized list of special words in
  a book and their meanings.

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H is for

• Headings-The title, subtitle, or topic that
  stands at the top or beginning, as of a
  paragraph, letter, or chapter.

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I is for

• Index-An alphabetized list of key information
  including page numbers. This can be found at the
  end of a book.

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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.
• "The Gila (HE-la) Monster is a kind of lizard."

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K is for

• Map Key-Helps the reader know how to interpret
  information on a map.

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L is for

• Labels-Helps the reader identify parts of a
  diagram.

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M is for

• Map- Helps the reader understand where things are
  in the world.

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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.

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O is for

• ClOse Up- Helps the reader see details in
  something small.

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P is for

• Photographs-Helps the reader better understand a
  picture or photograph.

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Q is for

• Question Format-Questions the author includes in
  the text for us to think about.

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R is for

• Reference pages-Helps the reader understand
  information in the book.

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S is for

• Sidebars-Boxes of information to the side of the
  main text/column.

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T is for

• Table of Contents-Helps the reader identify key
  topics in the book in the order they are
  presented.

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U is for

• Underline-Helps the reader understand that a word
  or words are important.

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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.

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W is for

• DraWings-Helps the reader understand what
  something could have looked liked.

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X is for

• AppendiX-Additional information located at the
  end of a book.

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Y is for

• CutawaY-Helps the reader understand something by
  looking at it from the inside.

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Z is for

• ItaliciZed Words-Helps the reader understand that
  the word italicized is important.