Text+Features

Text Features - Visual clues that help readers quickly locate or understand information in a text

Boldface Words or phrases - ideas that the writer wishes to emphasize

Captions Short descriptions or titles used to explain an illustration or graphic Interactive review of captions http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1

Footnotes Brief notes at the bottom ("foot") of the page that correspond to, and clarify the meaning of, words in the text

Headings and Subheadings Convey the main topic and secondary topic in the text Interactive reviews of headings http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/headingsl.cfm

http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1 Illustration Such as photographs and art, that help you visualize what's discussed in the text Graphics Diagrams, graphs, charts, and maps, to deepen your understanding of the text Click on the link to complete a text feature review activity!!! http://www.what2learn.com/games/play/15399/ http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=5&act=2&que=1 http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=4&act=2&que=1

Follow the links below to complete interactive text features quizzes http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/0522.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/0605.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/0130.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/2002/1121.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/2002/1212.shtml