Text Features and Signposts

Using an nonfiction book in the room, find an index. You have 30 seconds!

Authors use numbers or words to show comparisons or create a(n) ______ in the reader's mind.

"In 1979, Iranian militants took over the U.S. embassy that was in Tehran. These militants held 52 Americans as hostages for 444 days." The author used these numbers/amounts because...

There are many bolded words in the nonfiction book that you are reading. Where can you find the definitions to these words?

Using an nonfiction book in the room, find at least one word that is bold or italicized. Headings and subheadings do not count! You have 1 minute!

Using an nonfiction book in the room, find a graph or illustration. You have 1 minute!

Name the Text Feature!

These two things help to quickly tell you what a certain section of a book is talking about.

Name the Text Feature!

Using an nonfiction book in the room, find a caption. You have 30 seconds!

Authors quote others directly either as a(n) _______ or personal perspective.

What are these punctuation marks called? " "

Name the Text Feature!

Why is it so important to look out for quoted words when reading nonfiction texts?

Name the Text Feature!

There is a certain keyword about a topic that you are looking for. Instead of looking through the entire book to find where it talks about this keyword, where could you look to quickly figure this out?

True or False: When you see a picture or graph in a nonfiction text, it is okay to just glance over it and not look carefully because it is probably not important.

Using an nonfiction book in the room, find a table of contents. You have 30 seconds!

Name the Text Feature!

When researching a person, you want to learn more about their childhood. Where can you look in the book to find where it talks about their childhood?