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

2

© Gwen Jones 2013

Student LetterA Special Letter to the Students

Section One

TitlesThe titles are at the top of the page. They tell

you what the book, article or chapter is

called.

SubtitlesSubtitles 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

A computer hyperlink is a word or group of words that will connect to a website on the

internet.

Hyperlinks are usually in color.

www.brainpopjr.comDouble

Click

A timeline shows the order of when things

happen.

1979 1990 1993 1997 2002 2009

Mrs. Smith’s Academic Events

Born Graduated

Elementary

School

Graduated

Middle

School

Graduated

High

School

Graduated

CollegeEarned

Masters

Degree

Timeline

A map shows where something is in our world.

Map

ChartA chart organizes information so that it

can be seen in a new way.

This is a pie chart.

Photographs are real pictures of

things.

Photographs

IllustrationsIllustrations are drawings. Sometimes real

photographs aren’t available.

CaptionsCaptions 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-ups allow you to see something in

greater detail.

Close-Up

These termites live in the

wood walls of this house.

TextboxTextboxes have information to the side of the main

text, usually in a rectangle. They tell you more

information about a similar topic.

IconA 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

EmailQuit

Bullet PointsBullet 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 WordsItalic words are slanted and help the reader

understand which words are important.

This fish lives in

warm tropical

waters.

DiagramA diagram is a

simple drawing,

which shows

the parts or

functions of

something.

LabelsLabels identify the parts of something. They tell

you what that part is called.

GraphA graph also organizes information so

that it can be seen.

These are bar graphs.

TableA table organizes written information.

Soccer

Joey

Sam

Basketball

Sally

John

Swimming

Frank

Karen

After School Sports

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 ContentsThe 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

GlossaryThe glossary is like

a little dictionary

found at the end of

the book.

It provides the

definitions for

keywords found in

that specific book.

IndexAn 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 9,11

dragonfly 14,17

ladybugs 23

Electronic Menus

Electronic menus show the

places you can visit within a

website. They are usually

located at the top on the

webpage.

Cats Dogs Birds

Bill’sPetShop.com