Exploring Text Features

Exploring Text Features

6th Grade · ELA · 10 min

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Learning Objective

I can identify and explain the purpose of different text features in a nonfiction text.

  • 1

    The letters T-S-T-I-G B-C-C-M-D can help you remember the different types of non-fiction text features.

  • 2

    A table of contents tells you what is in the book and the page, chapter, or section in which you should look.

  • 3

    Captions tell you more about a photo or illustration, while diagrams are drawings that show how something works.