Elements of textbooks

1. Title Page

The Georgia Studies Book TitleEdwin L. Jackson

Senior Author Author(s)Carl Vinson Institute of Government

University of Georgia Publisher2. Copyright © 1998 by the Carl Vinson Institute

Title Page Definition

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

2. Copyright Page Definition

Gives the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell the contents of a book

3. preface or forward•An introduction to a book

written by the author of the book-tells the purpose of writing the book

4. acknowledgements• Recognition of those who

contributed to the formation of a book (writing, research, photos, etc)

5. table of contents

UNIT 6 Georgia Enters the Second Century of Statehood 238

15 Political and Social Change in the New South 240 Redeemers Gain Control 240 The Progressive Movement 246

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

6. heading →15 Political and Social Change in the New South 240

7. Redeemers Gain Control ←subheading

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

subheadings

•Lists specific sections within a chapter

8. preview

•Helps the reader look ahead•Gives the reader key terms to know•Helps the reader see what will be in

the chapter

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

10. timeline• A graphic representation

showing the passage of time

11. photos

• Used to make important points• Adds interest• Used to help find out what is in the chapter

12. caption

• Words under a picture, photo, or illustration

Benjamin Franklin was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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

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.

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.

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

17. graphs

• Gives pictures and symbols to show information

• Gives information in a small space• Shown to make a point

18. charts• Helps the reader understand general

points• Helps the reader remember main

idea• Gives information• Makes comparisons• Use charts as a resource

19. graphic organizer• Visual to show the key points

or ideas

Characteristics of a dog

dogs

4 legs

hairbark

Many colors

20. column

•Any of the long sections of print lying side by side on a page and separated by a line or blank space

21. footnotes•A note at the bottom of a

page that explains something on the page

22. glossary

Defines terms

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

24. appendix

•Collection of supplementary material

Example: Maps, lists of people, symbols

25. bibliography•Another name is “Works

Cited”• Lists all of the print and

non-print sources you used in a report.