Text Features & Text Features & Parts of a BookParts of a Book

Reading NotesReading Notes

Parts of a BookParts of a BookIn the Front of the Book:In the Front of the Book: Title pageTitle page – page that states the title, – page that states the title,

author, illustrator, and publisher.author, illustrator, and publisher. Copyright pageCopyright page – states the publisher and – states the publisher and

year of publicationyear of publication Table of ContentsTable of Contents – list of the chapters – list of the chapters

and page numbers of eachand page numbers of each

Within the Book:Within the Book: FootnotesFootnotes – a number or symbol given by – a number or symbol given by

a word in the book, then at the bottom of a word in the book, then at the bottom of the page, that symbol or number repeated the page, that symbol or number repeated with an explanationwith an explanation

Parts of a BookParts of a Book

At the End of the Book:At the End of the Book: IndexIndex – list of all topics in the book with – list of all topics in the book with

page numbers for eachpage numbers for each AppendixAppendix – extra documents or – extra documents or

information given at the end of the bookinformation given at the end of the book GlossaryGlossary – list of vocabulary words and – list of vocabulary words and

definitions that are found in the bookdefinitions that are found in the book BibliographyBibliography – list of sources that the – list of sources that the

author used when writing the bookauthor used when writing the book

Text FeaturesText Features

IllustrationsIllustrations – help the reader – help the reader understand what something looks likeunderstand what something looks like PicturesPictures DrawingsDrawings DiagramsDiagrams Magnified imagesMagnified images

CaptionsCaptions – an explanation of what an – an explanation of what an illustration is showing, located under illustration is showing, located under or beside the illustrationor beside the illustration

Text FeaturesText Features

Graphic AidsGraphic Aids – help the reader grasp – help the reader grasp information that may be used to information that may be used to compare/contrast, detail, or compare/contrast, detail, or understand a concept.understand a concept. Bar graphs/Circle graphs/Line graphsBar graphs/Circle graphs/Line graphs Charts/ListsCharts/Lists MapsMaps Flow ChartsFlow Charts Venn DiagramsVenn Diagrams

Text FeaturesText Features

Organizational AidsOrganizational Aids – used to – used to organize information in the text to aid organize information in the text to aid in the understanding of the material.in the understanding of the material. Headings (biggest print other than the Headings (biggest print other than the

title)title) Subheadings (biggest print other than title Subheadings (biggest print other than title

& headings – divides the text into smaller & headings – divides the text into smaller sections)sections)

Bold print wordsBold print words Words in italics (used for emphasis)Words in italics (used for emphasis) Colored wordsColored words Bulleted lists (like this one)Bulleted lists (like this one)

MCT2 Questions on Text MCT2 Questions on Text Features & Parts of a BookFeatures & Parts of a Book

Is this an Is this an appropriate appropriate title/headingtitle/heading for this section? for this section?

Which of the following Which of the following text text featuresfeatures would be most would be most helpfulhelpful or or give the most informationgive the most information about____?about____?

Where Where should one lookshould one look to find to find ______?______?