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Elements of textbooks
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1. Title Page The Georgia Studies Book Title Edwin L. Jackson Senior Author Author(s) Carl Vinson Institute of Government University of Georgia Publisher 2. Copyright © 1998 by the Carl Vinson Institute
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Title Page Definition Page in a book that has the title, author(s), & publisher.
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2. Copyright Page Definition
Gives the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell the contents of a book
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3. preface or forward An introduction to a book written by the author of the book-tells the purpose of writing the book
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4. acknowledgements Recognition of those who contributed to the formation of a book (writing, research, photos, etc)
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5. table of contents UNIT 6 Georgia Enters the Second
Century of Statehood Political and Social Change in the New South Redeemers Gain Control 240 The Progressive Movement 246
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table of contents Show topics & how they are organized
List major chapters, parts of a book with page numbers Helps the reader find specific parts of the book quickly & easily
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6. heading →15 Political and Social Change in the New South 240 7
6. heading →15 Political and Social Change in the New South Redeemers Gain Control ←subheading
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headings Creates an order, from broadest topic to the narrowest topic
Lists BIG ideas in the textbook Goes from title to unit and chapter headings to part headings
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subheadings Lists specific sections within a chapter
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8. preview Helps the reader look ahead
Gives the reader key terms to know Helps the reader see what will be in the chapter
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9. summaries Brief concise writing that tells the main points in few words
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10. timeline A graphic representation showing the passage of time
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11. photos Used to make important points Adds interest
Used to help find out what is in the chapter
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12. caption Words under a picture, photo, or illustration
Benjamin Franklin was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
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13. Illustration(s) Used to make important points Adds interest
Used to help find out what is in the chapter Used a great deal with political cartoons
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14. boldface terms Signals the reader to slow down, pay attention
Shows us what is important Example: James Oglethorpe is known as the founder of Georgia.
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15. italics Describing printing type in which the letters slant upward to the right It is used to call attention to words Example: Southern Living is one of America’s leading magazines.
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16. maps Gives information in visual form
Shows where something is located Shows where something happened
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17. graphs Gives pictures and symbols to show information
Gives information in a small space Shown to make a point
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18. charts Helps the reader understand general points
Helps the reader remember main idea Gives information Makes comparisons Use charts as a resource
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19. graphic organizer Visual to show the key points or ideas
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Characteristics of a dog
dogs 4 legs hair bark Many colors
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20. column Any of the long sections of print lying side by side on a page and separated by a line or blank space
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21. footnotes A note at the bottom of a page that explains something on the page
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22. glossary Defines terms
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23. index Acts as a search tool like a search engine but in a book
Used to find things, such as specific topics, terms, people, and places with page numbers Helps the reader find what he or she needs
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24. appendix Collection of supplementary material Example: Maps, lists of people, symbols
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25. bibliography Another name is “Works Cited”
Lists all of the print and non-print sources you used in a report.
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