Informational Text Features
When you look for these text features before you start reading the book, it will help you better understand
what you will be reading. Check off all the text features you find in the book you selected at your table. Think
about how this will help you understand what your book is going to be about.
Table of Contents
Used to locate information and features the main topics
found in your book.
Bold Print/Italicized print
Tells you this word is important and can usually be
found in the glossary.
Titles/Headings
Helps you identify the topics
throughout the book, divides
the informational text you are
reading into sections.