Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Notes: Text Features

What is a reader’s purpose?
A reader determines what is important.
Authors present and organize information using text features.
Why do we need text features?
®   Identify important ideas
®   Preview information
®   Clues to understand information
®   Organize information
What do text features look like?
·        Headings and Subheadings
·        Bold or Italic Print
·        Illustrations and Captions
·        Table of Contents
·        Index
·        Glossary
·        Body of Text

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