understanding text features
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Understanding Text Features. Photographs. Headings. Titles. Captions. Illustrations. What is a feature?. The word feature is used in many different contexts, or situations A feature is an important part of something. What is a feature?. What are some features of this coral reef?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Understanding Text Features
Headings
Titles
Photographs
IllustrationsCaptions
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What is a feature? The word feature is used in many different
contexts, or situations
A feature is an important part of something
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What is a feature?What are some features of this coral reef?
Anemone
Rocks
Coral
Water
Sand
…and so on
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What is a feature?
What are your facial features?
eyes, nose, mouth, chin, cheeks…
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What is a feature?
What are the features of your playground?
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Text Features Text features are parts of text that draw
your attention to important information
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Looking at text features You will need an assortment of
nonfiction books or magazines for the rest of this presentation
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TitlesThe title of a piece of writing tells what it is mostly about
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TitlesLook at the books you have. Notice:-How are the titles written? What kind of font do they use?
-Are the titles long or short?
-Are there subtitles?
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Can you find the title of this article?
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Can you find the title of this article?
Title
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Headings
Headings introduce topics in text. They are often written in bold print, large print, or colorful text.
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Headings Can you find the headings?
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Headings
Heading
Heading
Heading
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HeadingsLook through the books that you have. Can you find headings that are:
-In bold print?-Only one word?-Questions?-Phrases?
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Bold and Italic printBold print is print that is darker or brighter than the rest of the sentence. Authors use bold print to signal important information or new words.
Italic print looks like this. Authors use italics to signal important words, new ideas, or foreign words.
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Can you find the italicized
words?
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Can you find the italicized
words?Italicized word
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Can you find the italicized
words?Italicized word
Italicized word
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Can you find the bold print words?
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Can you find the bold print words?
Bold print
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Can you find the bold print words?
Bold print
Bold print
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Bold and italic print Look for bold and italicized print in
your books.
-How often are words marked with this kind of print?
-Is there a glossary that defines these words? -Why would it be important to pay attention to
these words?
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Illustrations and Photographs
Illustrations are drawings. They are created by an artist. Illustrations can be very basic, or they can be very detailed.
Photographs are taken by a photographer. They show real objects in real settings.
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Photographs How does the
photograph help the reader understand this text?
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Photographs Look for photographs in your books.
Think about:
-Why did the writer include this photo? -How does this help the reader to
understand key ideas? -What can you learn from looking at the
photo? -Does the text make sense without the
picture?
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Illustrations Pictures help
readers to understand ideas. Why do you think the author chose to illustrate this text instead of using a photograph?
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Illustrations Illustrations can
do what photographs cannot. Often, artists will use illustrations to show things from the past or simplify ideas.
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Illustrations How does the
illustration help a reader to understand this text?
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IllustrationsLook for illustrations in your books. Think
about:
-Why did the author use an illustration instead of a photograph?
-Is the style of the illustration appealing? -What can you learn from the
illustration?
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Captions Captions are found underneath
illustrations or photographs. They explain what’s in the picture.
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Captions
Can you find the caption?
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Captions
Can you find the caption?
Caption
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Captions Look over the books that you have.
-What captions can you find? -How do the captions help you to
understand the pictures? -How are the captions written in
different ways?
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Other text features What other text features can you
think of?
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Text Features
• Graphic aids• Maps• Timelines• Bulleted
lists
• Glossary• Table of
Contents• Index• Sidebars• Captions
Can you find these other text features in the books?
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Text Features What have you learned about
text features?
What do you still wonder about text features?