Text features, structure, and purpose.

Shows where places/events are located.

Explains why something happened or the effects of something.

Tells a book's title, author, illustrator, and publisher.

Non-fiction books, Celebrity interviews, Magazines

Describes a problem and offers a way to fix it.

Gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic.

Divides the text into sections and explains what sections will be about.

Explains what a photograph or illustration is about.

Shows what something looks like (taken with a camera)

Shows you how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different

Tells the names of certain parts of a photograph or illustration.

Historical fiction, History documentaries, Biographies

Biography, Memoirs, Choose your own adventure books

Shows that a word is important.

Shows what words are important or what words can be found in the glossary.

Describes items or events in order.

Tells the definitions of some of the words found in a text.

Political ads, Speeches, Reviews

Cook books, Brochures, Reviews

Identifies the topic of the text/tells what the text will be about

Shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist).

A topic, idea, person, place, or thing is described by listing its features.

Organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so it is easier to read.

Organizes and helps compare information in a visual way.

Tells the names of the chapters and what page the chapters can be found on.

Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics on.

Explains information or how something works in a visual way.

Makes lists easier to read and understand.