Text Features vs. Text Structures by Jennifer Olsen

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Slide Notes

Text Features are addressed in the Idaho Core Standards in grades K-4. Text Structures are addressed in the Idaho Core Standards beginning in fifth grade. Both should be woven into literacy instruction at all grade levels on a regular basis.

Text Features vs. Text Structures

Published on Nov 19, 2015

Text Features vs. Text Structures

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Text Features vs. Text Structures

Helping Students Navigate Complex Text

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Text Features

Print Features
Graphic Aids
Illustrations
Organizational Features

Text features include the various ways publishers can manipulate and place text to draw attention to or emphasize certain points or ideas in narrative or informational text. Text features include things such as print features, graphic aids, illustrations, and organizational features.

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Print Features

Table of Contents
Index
Glossary
Preface
Appendix

Print Features are patterns of organization.

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Graphic Aids

Diagrams
Flow Diagrams
Sketches
Comparisons
Graphs

Graphic aids represent information in specific ways to assist the reader in digesting complex information.

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Graphic Aids

Maps
Charts/Tables
Cross Sections
Overlays
Timelines

Graphic aids represent information in specific ways to assist the reader in digesting complex information.

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Illustrations

Photos
Drawings
Magnification

Illustrations expand the meaning of text.

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Organizational Features

Bold Print
Colored Print
Italics
Bullets
Titles

Organizational features help the reader locate and find important information.

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Organizational Features

Headings
Subheadings
Captions
Labels
Sidebars

Organizational features help the reader locate and find important information.

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Narrative Text Structures

Characters & Settings
Problem/Conflict
Events
Resolution/Outcomes
Theme

Narrative text tells a story from a particular point of view. Narrative text is intended to entertain readers, narrate events or engage the reader in an imaginative experience.

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