Informational Text Feture

Question 0

How does Glossaries help readers?

Answer 0

Quickly find a key term from an alphabetical list.

Question 1

How does Table of Contents help readers.

Answer 1

See major parts of the book along with page numbers.
Locate information and see main topics or main points.

Question 2

How does Index/Indices help readers?

Answer 2

Quickly find pages that contain information you are looking for.

Question 3

How does Key/Guide words help readers?

Answer 3

Define key terms to find out their meaning in the text.
Better learn and understand the subject.

Question 4

How does Diagram help readers?

Answer 4

Understand a more detailed or simplified view of information.
Understand steps, how objects are made, or information in the text.

Question 5

How does Graphs/ Charts/Tables help readers?

Answer 5

Organize large amounts of information in a small space.
Understand relationships among and between information.
Summarize and compare information.

Question 6

How does Maps help readers?

Answer 6

Understand where an event happens. Understand how far away an event took place.

Question 7

How does Timeline help readers

Answer 7

Understand important events in chronological order or time order.
Understand the order of events and how one event may have lead to another.

Question 8

How does Illustration help readers?

Answer 8

Understand information in a visual way. Understand the story.
Understand an idea from the text that was unclear.

Question 9

How does Bold print help readers?

Answer 9

By signaling the word is important and/or found in the glossary.

Question 10

How does Italics help readers?

Answer 10

Understand the word is important.

Question 11

How does Titles help readers?

Answer 11

Identify the topic of the text.
Understand the main idea of the text.
Make connections between what you already know and the text.

Question 12

How does Headings help,readers?

Answer 12

Identify topics throughout the book/article as they skim and scan.
Divide the text into sections

Question 13

How,does Subheadings help readers?

Answer 13

Navigate through sections of text.
Understand the main idea of each section of the text.
Locate information in the text by telling you where to look.

Question 14

How does Captions help readers?

Answer 14

Understand what is shown in a photo or illustration.
Understand information that may or may not be in the text.

Question 15

How does Sidebars help readers?

Answer 15

Locate more information than is in the text about a topic.
Understand interesting facts or important information the author wants the reader to know.
Understand by creating interest or emphasizing important information.