Grade 4 and 5: Thursday, May 2, 2013 (Media Form: Books (Print)

Common Conventions of Books (Print) Media

Conventions of the Overall Book

1.     Cover Page

            a.      Title

            b.     Subtitle 

            c.      Author/illustrator

2.     Copyright Page

           a.      Publishing Company

           b.     Publishing Location (city and country)

           c.      Copyright information 

3.     Dedication Page

4.     Table of Contents

5.     Forward

6.     Notes (at the back)

7.     Index

8.     Glossary

9.     Synopsis (Page) 
10. Author (Page)

 

Conventions of the Chapters

1.     Page Numbers

2.     Chapters 

3.     First page of a chapter

4.     Indented Paragraphs

5.     Text (words) 

6.     Pictures/photographs (sometimes)