What parts of nonfiction text help us understand the information better? How do they help us organize our thoughts?

What are nonfiction conventions?

LA 3.1 Use text features to predict content

3.4 Recognize features of nonfiction text

4.2 organize information using a variety of tools

LabelsLabels help the reader identify a picture or photograph and its parts.

PhotographsPhotographs help the reader

understand exactly what something looks like.

Sabal Palm: Florida's State Tree

CaptionsCaptions help the reader better understand a picture or photograph

Comparisons

Comparisons help the reader understand the size of one thing by comparing it to the size of something familiar.

Cutaways

Cutaways help the reader understand something by looking at it from the inside.

Maps help the reader understand where things are in the world.

Maps

Types of printTypes of print help the reader by signaling, "Look at me! I'm important!"

Close-UpsClose-ups help the reader see details in something small.

Close up of blood vessel with cholesterol

Index is an alphabetical list of almost everything written in the text, with page numbers so you can find the information.

Index

GlossaryGlossary helps the reader understand key words that are in the text.

Table helps the reader understand the important information by listing it in a table or chart form.

Table

Activity: Find an example of each of the nonfiction conventions and put them in your Nonfiction Convention Notebook.