Text & Graphic Features

look in the table of contents

look for a graph

read the caption

stare at it for three minutes

subheadings

labels

special print

Illustrations

To help readers comprehend the time it took for something to happen

It has no purpose

words or phrases that are written in different styles

an illustration or photo that includes labels

a list of the contents of a book

True facts

Text features

Non-fiction content

Fiction content

Informational

Narratives

Fables

Stories

explain how shark fins look

explain how dolphin fins look

compare and contrast a shark fin to a dolphin fin

show which type of fin is better for cutting the water

contrasting how two different types of sharks look

comparing an adolescent shark to an adult shark

comparing the size of two different sharks

illustrating that Great White sharks are the largest type of shark

It explains a photograph or illustration and gives information that may not be in the text

it provides the meaning of a word

It summarizes the overall meaning of the text

It provides the reader with an image to show a visual representation of the text

The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed side-by-side to emphasize how short humans are compared to the other two.

The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed in a way that allows the reader to easily compare their sizes.

The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed in a way that allows the reader to guess the heights of each.

The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed in a way that shows how tall each are.

the photograph of the erupting volcano

the photograph of the house

the heading "Volcano!"