Nonfiction Text
Features
Interactive Reading
Notebook Foldable
Instructions
*Cut each foldable along the outer lines.
*Without cutting inside at all, put a strip
of glue down the space on each side.
*Glue the foldable into the notebook.
*Cut along the center dotted line and the
dotted lines to the left and right.
*Glue or write notes for each topic in the
space under each fold.
*An example of each feature could be cut
out of a magazine and glued under the
fold
Bold Print
Bullets
Caption
Colored
Print
Diagram
Fact Box
Glossary
Graph
Heading
Illustration
Index
Italic Print
Map
Parentheses
Photograph
Pronunciation
Guide
Sidebar
Subheading
Table
Table of
Contents
Timeline
Title
Nonfiction Text Features
darker print that
calls attention to
new or important
words in the text
organizes
information
into a list
explains what a
picture shows
(Bold Print)
(Bullets)
(Caption)
calls attention to
new or important
words in the text
a drawing that
shows the parts
of something
gives extra
information
about a topic
(Colored Print)
(Diagram)
(Fact Box)
defines words
from the text
shows
information in a
visual way
(Glossary)
(Graph)
a drawn picture
to help the
reader visualize
the text
an alphabetical
listing of the
subjects, people,
and places in a
text
slanted text that
identifies new or
important words
(Illustration)
(Index)
(Italic Print)
tells the reader
what the section
is about
(Heading)
a picture that
shows the
location of
things or places
curved marks
used to identify
additional
information in a
sentence
a picture taken
with a camera that
shows how things
look in real life
(Map)
(Parentheses)
(Photograph)
tells the reader
how to say an
unfamiliar word
gives additional
information related
to a topic or
picture; usually at
the side of the page
helps the reader
“chunk” the text into
smaller parts related
to the heading
(Pronunciation Guide)
(Sidebar)
(Subheading)
a chart of
information
presented in a visual
way; often used to
compare things
gives the heading
and beginning
page number of
each section
(Table)
(Table of Contents)
a chart that helps
a reader see
important events
in time order
the name of the
book or magazine
(Timeline)
(Title)