R. 1. 4.- Locate specific information in a text

Relevant

Connected to the idea being discussed

Headings

A title within a text, commonly used by auhtors to organize information

Subheadings

A title of a subdivision of information within a larger division of a text

Context

Surrounding words or ideas within a sentence or passage that affect the meaning of a word and influence how it is understood

Footnotes

Comment at the bottom of a page that provides additional information about something within a text

reason

a basis or fact to support an idea

Footnotes/endnotes

Parts of a text that are designed to stand out from a larger text for specific reason

Glossaries

Text feature usually found in the back of a book that includes an alphabetized list of key terms and their definitions

Indexes

Text feature usually found in the back of the book that includes an alphabetized list of key details/concepts and their page numbers where that information can be found

Table of contents

Text feature usually found in the front matter of a book that lists chapter titles and page numbers

Table of contents, indexes, and glossary

In a longer text, like a book/journal, the first place you can look for textual features to identify relevant information are what

Headings

These usually appear in blood type that are larger than the subheadings/ explanatory texts

Subheading

This can also be italicized and both of these text features are used to indicate the main idea or topic each section covers

Indentation

Another text feature that a writer might use to help organize and clarify a text for readers

Sidebars

Text feature that is set apart from the main body of a text; often includes additional information, charts, graphs, and/or images- typically found in history books: photographs/image of leaders with details on personal life

Map legends

Map feature that explains symbols and other elements that represent information on the map such as routes, populations, and capital cities

Italics

These are used for titles of longer works(books), foreign words/phrases, and for emphasis

Script

Might include boldface type to indicate characters' names and italics to indicate actions of characters

Footnotes

Used in information texts to offer readers more in-depth information about a topic at the bottom of the page and usually use numbers in superscript

Superscript

Small characters, usually numbers, set slightly above a line of text; used to refer readers to a footnote/endnote that process additional information about a topic

Legends

Used to translate symbols included on a map placed somewhere on the edge of the map

Search engines

Software tool used to locate information online within a digital text

Query functions

1. A question 2. A feature in digital texts that allows readers to search for key words and topics within a text

Search engines or query functions

Useful features in online/ computerized media tools that allow you to enter a term/ phrase and will provide you a list of instances in which that term/ phrase occurs in the text

Search term

A word or words used to find information via a search engine