Text Features — Let's Practice!
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Transcript Text Features — Let's Practice!
Goopaw says get ready to practice Finding Text Features. Here is an example. Does this example show a table of contents, a heading, or a caption?
This example shows where each chapter or topic is in the book, so it is showing the table of contents! Let's look at another example. Does this example show a table of contents, a heading, or a caption?
This example shows a short phrase above the text, all about starfish, so, it shows a heading! Here is the next example. Does this example a show table of contents, a heading, or a caption?
This example shows a short explanation below a picture, so, it is showing a caption! Here is the next example. Does this example a show table of contents, a heading, or a caption?
This example is showing where each topic is in the book, so, it is showing the table of contents! Here is the last example. Does this example show a table of contents, a heading, or a caption?
This example is shows 'what are robots' above the text, so, it is showing the heading! Goopaw had so much fun practicing with you today! See you next time!
Text Features — Let's Practice! exercise
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Identify if each picture has a heading.
HintsA heading can be a word or a phrase.
A heading is located at the top of the page.
There are two correct answers.
This image from the video contains the header, All About Starfish.
SolutionA heading is at the top of a page. It tells you what the topic of the page is.
The first picture is a table of contents. It contains where each topic is located within the text. The second image contains names as headers. The third image is of a postcard. The final image is of a newspaper and contains a heading.
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What is the purpose of a table of contents?
HintsThe table of contents is found at the beginning of a book.
Why might the table of contents contain page numbers?
The table of contents gives a list of chapters.
SolutionThe table of contents is located at the beginning of a book. It will contain chapter titles or topics and page numbers.
The table of contents shows where each chapter or topic is found in the book.
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Label the text features.
HintsCaptions can be found above or below pictures.
Headers are in a bold-faced or larger font.
SolutionHeaders are located at the top of the page. They are usually in bigger and/or in a bold font. Table of contents give the topics to be read and page numbers. Captions can be found under or above pictures or videos.
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Recall the functions of text features.
HintsThis is an example of a caption.
This is an example of a table of contents.
Text features help you find and understand information.
The caption explains what or who is in a picture.
The table of contents shows where to find information.
The header helps you to identify the main topic.
SolutionText features help you find and understand information.
The image of insects does not contain any text features.
The image of numbers and tallies does not contain any text features.
The image of the topics and page numbers does text features. It is an image of the table of contents.
The final image is an image of a newspaper and it does contain a text feature. It contains a header at the top of the page. -
Identify the caption on the page.
HintsCaptions are located above or below pictures or videos.
A website's table of contents or menu can be found along the top of the page.
SolutionCaptions can be found under or above pictures or videos. Captions give readers information about the picture or video.
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Determine the text features on a page.
HintsThe header will be in larger size font.
Captions are located below images.
SolutionThe header is located at the top of the page in bigger font. Under the image is a caption. The table of contents is at the bottom of the page here and provides a list of topics with the page number.
