1. Elements of textbooks

2. 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

3. Title Page Definition
Page in a book that has the title, author(s), & publisher.

4. 2. Copyright Page Definition
Gives the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell the contents of a book

5. 3. preface or forward
An introduction to a book written by the author of the book-tells the purpose of writing the book

6. 4. acknowledgements
Recognition of those who contributed to the formation of a book (writing, research, photos, etc)

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. subheadings
Lists specific sections within a chapter

12. 8. preview Helps the reader look ahead
Gives the reader key terms to know
Helps the reader see what will be in the chapter

13. 9. summaries
Brief concise writing that tells the main points in few words

14. 10. timeline
A graphic representation showing the passage of time

15. 11. photos Used to make important points Adds interest
Used to help find out what is in the chapter

16. 12. caption Words under a picture, photo, or illustration
Benjamin Franklin was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 16. maps Gives information in visual form
Shows where something is located
Shows where something happened

21. 17. graphs Gives pictures and symbols to show information
Gives information in a small space
Shown to make a point

22. 18. charts Helps the reader understand general points
Helps the reader remember main idea
Gives information
Makes comparisons
Use charts as a resource

23. 19. graphic organizer
Visual to show the key points or ideas

24. Characteristics of a dog
dogs
4 legs
hair
bark
Many colors

25. 20. column
Any of the long sections of print lying side by side on a page and separated by a line or blank space

26. 21. footnotes
A note at the bottom of a page that explains something on the page

27. 22. glossary
Defines terms

28. 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

29. 24. appendix
Collection of supplementary material
Example: Maps, lists of people, symbols

30. 25. bibliography Another name is “Works Cited”
Lists all of the print and non-print sources you used in a report.