Photographs and Illustrations The reason authors put photographs and illustrations in books is because they want you to be able to have a better visual of what is going on.

Maps The reason authors put maps in books is because they want you to be able to see exactly where it is taking place.

Captions and Labels The reason authors put captions and labels in books is because they want to give you some information about the photograph or illustration.

Introductions The author puts introductions in books because they want you to get excited, or get you started on what is coming up.

Headings Authors put headings in books because they want to show you what the paragraph is about.

Subheadings The reason an author would put subheadings in a book is because they would want you to know that it is still in the same topic, yet kind of a different topic.

Types of Text The reason an author puts different types of text in books is because the author would want some words or sentences to be easily noticed.

Timelines

The reason an author puts timelines in books is because they want you to know when a series of events took place.

Bibliography Authors put bibliographies in books to give credit, or show where the information was found or gathered.

Bullets, Asterisks, and Stars An author would put bullets, asterisks, or stars in text is to show listed information, or facts.

Inserts and Sidebars The reason an Author would put inserts and sidebars in text because it is more interesting than putting in in a straight line in text.

Table of Contents The reason an author would put a table of contents in a book is to show where things are in a book

Index The reason an author would put an index in a book is because they want to be able to show where specific things are in the book

Diagrams and cutaways The reason an author would put diagrams or cutaways in a book is because they want you to get a better picture of the subject.

Charts and Graphics The reason an author would put Charts and graphics in text is to give the reader a better visual of what is going on.

Glossary The reason an author wou;d put a glossary in text is

Reference Nonfiction

Literary Nonfiction

Biography Nonfiction

If you were about to read a book about about an astronaut who went to Venus, what are three or more things you might think about before reading that would activate your schema?

If the book said, "The astronaut's helmet began to melt..." what would you imagine the cause was?  Why would his or her helmet be melting?  Use your schema to answer this question.