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Text Features
3rd Grade
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.13.D*
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use text features (e.g., bold print, captions, key words, italics) to locate information and make and verify predictions about contents of text |
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 3rd Grade Reading - Text Features Lesson
- Text Features and Search Tools
- Text features and search tools help the reader find information in the text.
- Some common text features and search tools are
- Picture – an image or illustration used in a text
- Caption – a title or brief explanation included underneath an image or picture, usually to add more information or to describe the image
- Chart – a diagram, table, or graph that displays information
- Sidebar – a text box that contains extra information about a passage, usually included on the left or right of the text
- Heading – the title of a section of a text, usually shown in bold
- Bold – when important words in a text are shown in dark, thick letters (e.g., the Earth’s atmosphere)
- Italics – when important words in a text are shown in slanted letters (e.g., the characters in the play)
- Table of Contents – a list of the chapters or sections in a text and their titles
- Glossary – a list of important terms from the text and their definitions
- Hyperlink – a link to the address of a Web site (e.g., www.learningfarm.com)
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