| A | B |
| heading | tells what the article is about |
| illustration | a picture or drawing that adds to the selection |
| graphic organizer | a diagram used to organize information |
| parenthesis | one or both of the curved marks ( ) used in writing |
| italics | words that are written with slanting letters |
| subtitles | usually the second title of an article |
| subheading | introduces that main idea of the section that follows |
| bold print | words that usually written darker than others |
| glossary | a small dictionary at the back of a book that lists words and terms relating to that subject |
| table of contents | located in the front of a book that lists units, chapters or sections in order |
| index | located at the back of a textbook and lists each section and topic with the page numbers |
| timeline | a sequence of events of a person or place in time |
| foot notes | the meaning of words or terms written at the bottom of selections |
| visualize | to form a picture of someone or something in your mind |
| point of view | what someone thinks or how he or she feels about something |