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Analysis Activity

Find as many of the following features as you can in expository/informational texts.


TEXT FEATURES

Print Graphic Aids Informational Aids Organisational


Features Aids
Bold print ☐ Photos ☐ Introductions ☐ Titles ☐
book: book: book: book:
page: page: page: page:
Italics print ☐ Drawings / Timelines ☐ Chapter Titles ☐
book: Pictures book: book:


page: book: page: page:
Coloured print ☐ page: Captions ☐ Headings ☐
book: Diagrams ☐ book: book:
page: book: page: page:
Underlined print ☐ page: Bullet Points ☐ Subheadings ☐
book: Tables/Charts ☐ book: book:
page: book: page: page:
Font size/type page: Boxed Text ☐ Contents ☐
☐ Graphs ☐ book: book:
book: book: page: page:
page: page: Numbered Steps ☐ Numbered Steps ☐
Bold print ☐ Maps ☐ book: book:
book: book: page: page:
page: page: Icons ☐ Index ☐
Cartoons ☐ book: book:
book: page: page:
page: Summary ☐ Glossary ☐
book: book:
page: page:

Print features Graphic aids Informational aids Organisational aids


help you pay help you help you understand help you find
attention to visualise or new or important information or
important words. make pictures in information. connect the ideas.
your mind.
National Behaviour Support Service Text Features Comprehension Strategy

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