Text Features

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Text Features

• Benchmark 2a1
• TLW compare the relationship between graphic
  aids and the content of a passage to provide
  additional understanding and clarity to that
  passage.

2
Chapter titles headings

• Chapter titles and headings help organize
  information.
• A chapter title tells you about the most
  important topic in that chapter.
• A heading or subheading in a chapter tells you
  what kind of information you will read in a
  particular section.

3
Chapter titles headings

• A newspaper headline is another kind of title.
  It grabs a readers attention and sums up what a
  news story is about.

4
understanding special print

• Writers sometimes put certain words in dark
  print, called boldface, or in slanted type called
  italics. These words appear like this to get
  your attention.
• Words in bold or italic print may be
• Important terms that are defined.
• Key words such as not, always, before, and after
  used to clarify a statement or direction.

5
Applying pictures to text

• When a selection has photographs or
  illustrations, look at them carefully to see what
  information those pictures can explain or support.

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Applying diagrams to text

• Diagrams are a special kind of picture with
  labels.
• A diagram can show the parts of something, how
  something works, or how to play a game or sport.