Informational Text Features Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Print or Graphic? The author's use of pictures or visuals to help readers visualize (see) the information stated in the text.

Graphic Features

Print or Graphic? The author's use of words to emphasize or explain something in the text.

Print Features

This print feature helps readers find specific information within a text. It can be found in the back of a book and will be organized in ABC order.

Index

These graphic features help organize data, information, or numbers in a clear way that is easier to read and understand.

Graphs/Tables/Charts

This print feature lists the vocabulary used within the text and their definitions (meanings). It can be found in the back of a book or within an article.

Glossary

This print feature lists headings and their page numbers which helps readers locate (find) information within a selection.

Table of Contents

This print feature can be found near a photograph or illustration. It provides extra information to help the reader understand the picture better.

Caption

This graphic feature helps readers understand what something looks like in real life. It can be taken with a camera or drawn (illustrated).

Photograph/Illustration

This print feature uses slanted text or font to emphasize important words or ideas.

Italicized Print (Italics)

This print feature uses darker text or font to signal important information or new vocabulary words to the reader.

Bold Print (Bold Words)

This graphic feature helps readers understand the location of a place or event.

Map

This graphic feature can be a labeled photograph or illustration that shows the parts of something.

Diagram

This print feature helps organize the information within a text. It also helps readers identify a key idea for a section of text.

Heading