What Are Text Features?
Mrs. Yollis' class is learning about informational text . Informational text , or nonfiction writing, is based on facts, real events, and real people. There are many helpful text features found in nonfiction writing. Some common text features are: headings, subheadings, captions, diagrams, timelines , maps, charts, table of contents, index, and the glossary. Below is a humdinger of a video made by Sheriff Yollis and Sheriff Salsich . They hope their video helps you greenhorns learn about these important reading features! Yee-haw! Here it is on Vimeo if YouTube is blocked. The Nonfiction Trail from Jonah Salsich on Vimeo . In class, we used published informational texts as mentor texts. Here are some headings , photos , and captions. Photo by Mrs. Yollis Look closely. Here is a heading , a subheading , a map , a photo , and a caption ! Photo by Mrs. Yollis Here is a map with a k...