let’s learn about TEXT FEATURES!

TODAY’S FOCUSING
QUESTIONS:
What is an
informational text?
How can you tell if TODAY’S OBJECTIVE:
a text is TSW identify the key text
features that make a selection an
informational? informational text.
let’s learn about TEXT FEATURES!
They’re what make
informational text special!
types of Text features:
• Graphs
Text features… • Table of • Maps
• are in non-fiction only! contents • Timelines
• give us important • Headings • Index
information. • Photographs • Glossary
• help us to understand the • Labels • Bolded
text. • Captions words
• make the text more fun! • Diagrams • Fact box
let’s learn about TEXT
FEATURES!
scavenger hunt worksheet
1. Briefly skim one of the informational books.
2.As you flip through, look for text features. Check
off the box when you find one.
3.Write a little bit about how you feel the text
features added to the book. Did you like them?
Were they helpful? Were they distracting?

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