Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.9.D
recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:
(i) the central idea with supporting evidence;
(ii) features such as sections, tables, graphs, timelines, bullets, numbers, and bold and italicized font to support understanding; and
(iii) organizational patterns such as cause and effect and problem and solution;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.9.F*
recognize characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.10.C
explain the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
3.T.C.1.b
Recognize different texts by mode and describe how the different modes of communication: print, digital, auditory, spoken, visual, and multimodal, contribute to the overall purpose and effect. (I)
3rd Grade Reading - Text Features Lesson
Text Features
Text Features and Search Tools
Textfeatures and search tools help the reader find information in the text.
Some common text features and search tools
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 website (e.g., www.learningfarm.com)