Teachers, save “Non-fiction Text Features” to assign it to your class.

Text features help a reader navigate the text. They give more information about the text. Examples: illustrations, photographs, captions, maps, charts, graphs, headings, table of contents, side bar Read the passage and answer the following questions. Use the tool to type your answers NEXT TO the text feature. 1. What information does the map show? 2. What does the diagram show? 3. What information can you gather from the caption under the picture? Use the and RECORD your answers to the following questions: 1. Compare and contrast a Tornado and a Waterspout 2. Why does the author use headings in this nonfiction text?