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Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Genre Anchor Charts
By SPO Resources
Get started with genre instruction in your ELA classroom with these engaging fiction and nonfiction genre anchor charts. Featuring clear language, eye-catching graphics, and student-friendly definitions, these reading anchor charts are perfect for any literacy focus wall.
This set includes only the fiction and nonfiction genre anchor charts.
✨ For the complete collection of 28 genre anchor charts, explore the comprehensive Reading Genre Anchor Charts resource.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
This set includes the fiction and nonfiction genre anchor charts in the following formats:
Full-Size Anchor Chart (8.5” x 11”)
Color and black & white options
Half-Size Anchor Charts (5” x 7”)
Color and black & white options; perfect for student notebooks or smaller spaces
Fill-in-the-Blank Anchor Chart & Note-Taking Guide
Black & white, available in both full-size and half-size
Editable Anchor Chart
Customize definitions and key features in PowerPoint or Google Slides™
Note: Only plain text, including definitions and key features, is editable. Graphics, headings, titles, and border colors can’t be modified.
WHY USE GENRE ANCHOR CHARTS?
Strengthen reading skills by helping students actively identify fiction and nonfiction elements. With a clear understanding of these two foundational genres, students are set up to explore more specific genres with confidence.
WAYS TO USE THIS RESOURCE
WHO IS THIS RESOURCE FOR?
Perfect for teachers seeking a clear, ready-to-use tool to teach the elements of fiction and nonfiction. Designed specifically for elementary students who need a strong foundation in genre types.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at samantha@sporesources.com. I am always happy to help!
Created by Samantha McNally | ©SPO Resources
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Create an engaging learning space where genre exploration is easy and fun with these fiction and nonfiction genre anchor charts for your ELA classroom!
The Outsiders Complete Teacher's Unit
By Educate and Create
Doing a novel unit on The Outsiders? Don't know where to get started? This bundle is for you! It includes a flip book study guide, Characterization flip book, and Introduction power point.
Characterization (STEAL) Character Traits Analysis | Lesson & Graphic Organizer
By Aimee in Elementary
Characterization (STEAL), character traits, and character analysis made simple! Designed for any unit or novel study, this product offers a comprehensive mini lesson on characterization using the STEAL method.
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Ideal for any unit or novel study, this resource supports a deeper understanding of character development!
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Plot Elements and Structure Interactive/ Guided Notes and Student Activity
By Kile's Classroom
Plot Diagram Interactive Notebook
Identify the elements of Plot with this great interactive notebook plot diagram page and student practice activities.
Plot can be hard to dissect, but this plot set makes it easy and gives the students a permanent reference tool to refer back to when working with plot in the future.
This set includes an interactive foldable/ guided notes, a short story with clear elements of plot, and a cut-and-paste student activity.
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ELA Reading Genre Posters & Anchor Charts Bundle | Editable | Genre Study
By SPO Resources
Transform your reading instruction with editable literary genre anchor charts and posters for your ELA classroom! Ideal for elementary grades, this genre study resource includes fiction and nonfiction posters, interactive templates, and a digital genre word wall—perfect for engaging, comprehensive literacy instruction.
Tired of recreating genre resources each year?
This bundle’s ready-to-print posters and charts save time and ensure you’re prepared for any genre lesson!
Want to make genre instruction more engaging?
These editable, interactive resources bring genre elements to life, helping students understand fiction and nonfiction with ease.
Looking to build confident, active readers?
With tools to explore each genre’s unique features, you’ll inspire students to dive into reading with curiosity and comprehension.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENRE POSTERS AND GENRE ANCHOR CHARTS?
The genre posters provide a simplified overview with engaging graphics, genre titles, and minimal text (just the definition), making them perfect for younger students or quick reference. Display them in your classroom library or on a word wall as a handy genre guide.
For a deeper dive, the genre anchor charts are your go-to resource. Along with the genre definitions, titles, and graphics, they include key features for each genre and a note-taking guide for student engagement. Designed for upper elementary or in-depth genre studies, these editable charts let you tailor content to different levels—ideal for comprehensive genre units.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
31 Reading Genre ANCHOR CHARTS available in the following formats:
★ Full-Size Anchor Charts (8.5" x 11") → Printable in color or black & white.
★ Half-Size Anchor Charts (5" x 7") → Printable in color or black & white, ideal for student notebooks or smaller spaces.
★ Fill-in-the-Blank Anchor Chart & Note-Taking Guide → Available in both full-size and half-size, black & white.
★ Digital Genre Word Wall → Interactive, with clickable links to each genre in Google Slides™ and PowerPoint.
★ Editable Anchor Charts → Customize genre definitions and key features using PowerPoint or Google Slides™.
31 Reading Genre POSTERS available in the following formats:
★ Full-Size Posters (11" x 8.5") → Printable in color or black & white.
★ Half-Size Posters (5" x 4") → Printable in color or black & white, perfect for student notebooks or smaller spaces.
★ Editable Posters → Edit definitions in PowerPoint or Google Slides™.
★ Digital Genre Word Wall → Available in PowerPoint or Google Slides™.
Note: Only plain text, including definitions and key features, is editable. Graphics, headings, titles, and border colors can’t be modified.
GENRES INCLUDED
31 Genre Titles, with 28 Unique Posters
✨ Adventure ✨ Autobiography ✨ Biography ✨ Drama ✨ Expository Text ✨ Fable ✨ Fairy Tale ✨ Fantasy ✨ Fiction ✨ Folktale ✨ Historical Fiction ✨ Horror ✨ Humor ✨ Informational Text ✨ Graphic Novel ✨ Legend ✨ Literary Nonfiction ✨ Literary Text ✨ Memoir ✨ Mystery ✨ Myth ✨ Narrative Nonfiction ✨ Nonfiction ✨ Nursery Rhyme ✨ Persuasive Article ✨ Poetry ✨ Realistic Fiction ✨ Science Fiction ✨ Tall Tale ✨ Traditional Literature ✨ Trickster Tale
✨️ October 2024 Update: Now includes Graphic Novel, Nursery Rhyme, Memoir, and Literary Text (alternate title for Fiction).
Note: Some posters offer multiple title options, including Expository Text/Informational Text, Narrative Nonfiction/Literary Nonfiction, and Fiction/Literary Text. Choose the ones that fit your curriculum best!
WHY TEACH GENRE TYPES?
Teaching genres isn’t just about categorizing books—it’s about helping students develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the texts they read. With these anchor charts, students will learn to recognize the structures and themes of different genres, boosting their comprehension and making reading more enjoyable.
✏️ STUDENTS WILL LEARN ✏️
❤️ WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS RESOURCE ❤️
WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING
⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I love these posters while introducing new genres to my students. They reference them regularly when answering questions during group discussions or during independent work.” -Brenna N. 1st Grade
⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Love these resources! Perfect for our Language Arts unit on types of literature. Love the slides and love how it can be used for in-person and online learning.” -Chelsey C. 3rd Grade
⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“These posters are great! I love the design of them, and they are such a great tool to have in the classroom to help distinguish the difference between genres.” -Ashley S. 1st Grade
⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“I use this as an anchor chart in my kindergarten classroom. The students also color in the Black and White version when we start a new genre.” -Kate M. Kindergarten
WAYS TO USE THIS RESOURCE
Maximize the effectiveness of this resource in your classroom:
DIGITAL GENRE WORD WALL
Introducing the Digital Genre Word Wall:
You may also like the following:
⭐ Classroom Library Labels by Genre & Topic
⭐ Bilingual Classroom Library Labels- English & Spanish
⭐ Spanish Genre Posters
⭐ Addition & Subtraction Strategies- Anchor Charts & Posters
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Create an engaging learning space where genre exploration is easy and fun with these literary genre posters and anchor charts for your elementary ELA classroom!
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Novel Bundle
By Educate and Create
Doing a novel unit on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Looking for materials to help students comprehend the text? Need some differentiation? Look no further! This bundle includes a study guide, characterization flip book, graphic organizers, film adaption, introduction power point, and novel project choice board.
Plot Elements Diagram | Plot Mini Lesson Interactive Notebook Graphic Organizer
By Aimee in Elementary
Plot analysis made simple! This resource includes a mini lesson, interactive notebooks, and plot diagram graphic organizers to explore the elements of plot, making it perfect for any unit or novel study.
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Ideal for any unit or novel study, this resource supports a deeper understanding of plot and its impact on a story!
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Finding Theme / Comparing Theme and Main Idea Anchor Pages and Student Activity
By Kile's Classroom
Finding the theme of a piece of text can be difficult, and then trying to identify the difference between theme and main idea can be almost impossible! This great set gives students guided notes and practice of both skills with multiple texts.
This is the perfect addition to an interactive notebook and a chance for guided lessons either whole class or small group!
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Ender's Game Complete Teacher's Unit
By Educate and Create
Covering the Ender's Game? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning fun and easy for your students.
Complete Unit.
Covers the entire novel of Ender's Game !
Great for differentiation.
Includes
⭐Ender's Game Introduction Power point
⭐Ender's Game: Flipbook Study Guide
⭐Ender's Game Characterization Flip book
⭐Ender's Game Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes
⭐Ender's Game Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles
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Types of Conflict Story Element | Mini Lesson, Interactive Notebook, Worksheets
By Aimee in Elementary
Conflict Analysis Made Simple! This resource includes a mini lesson, interactive notebook, and conflict analysis worksheets to explore the story element conflict, making it perfect for any unit or novel study.
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This resource is ideal for deepening students' understanding of how conflicts shape character development and story progression!
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4th - 6th Grade Reading Skills Bundle - Use With Any Book!
By Kile's Classroom
Reading Skills for a Full Year!
Engaging Reading Skills Practice Activities for Use With Any Book or Story.
12 different skills include:
Main Idea
Author's Purpose
Cause and Effect
Setting
Metacognition
Figurative Language
Fact and Opinion
Compare and Contrast
Making Connections - *NEW*
Check for Understanding
Character Analysis - *NEW*
Figurative Language
-Allusion
-Idioms
-Simile and Metaphor
-Personification
-Hyperbole
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Interactive Study Guide -- Google Drive Version
By Educate and Create
This is a study guide for "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" it includes questions grouped by chapters, a character map, and background information. Easy to do flip book that can be filled out as students go through the novel. Complete with answer key.
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Setting of a Story Analysis | Mini Lesson Interactive Notebook Graphic Organizer
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Setting analysis made easy! Perfect for any unit or novel study, this resource includes a mini lesson and graphic organizers to explore the story element of setting.
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Character Trait Analysis Guided Notes Digital and Print
By Kile's Classroom
Give your students a great model to help them identify character traits through character analysis. This set includes guided notes pages with with application practice to guide your students to go deeper with their thinking. Also included is a student activity page that can be used with any text.
Both Digital and Print Versions Included! Answer Keys with PDF Version.
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In need of engaging activities for a novel study? Teaching Frankenstein but don't know where to get started? We bundled some of our best resources here for Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein (also known as The Modern Prometheus) to help you and your students have a successful novel study.
Frankenstein Introduction Power Point which introduces your students to concepts and themes present within the text.
Frankenstein Flipbook Study Guide ensures your students are keeping track with key ideas and details of the text.
Frankenstein Characterization flipbook ensures your students understand characterization and character development.
Graphic Organizers for ANY Novel! ensures your students are keeping track of the Plot, Vocabulary, Theme, Symbols, and aid in comprehension of the text.
Film Analysis Worksheet for Novels Helps your students analyze one of the many Frankenstein Films.
Story Elements Bundle: Mini Lessons, Interactive Notebooks & Graphic Organizers
By Aimee in Elementary
This comprehensive resource is designed to engage students in exploring characterization, setting, plot, conflict, and theme through detailed mini lessons, interactive notebooks, and graphic organizers.
This bundle is perfect for teachers looking to enrich their students' literary analysis skills during any novel study or independent reading book. It provides all the tools needed to delve into essential story elements such as characterization, setting, plot, conflict, and theme.
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Characterization:
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Get your students excited about literature and enhance their analytical skills with the Complete Story Elements Bundle: Mini Lessons, Interactive Notebooks & Graphic Organizers!
Cause and Effect Relationships for Upper Grades
By Kile's Classroom
Cause and Effect Interactive Notebook
This is a great set of activities to enforce identification of cause and effect relationships and build a deeper understanding of more complex cause and effect relationships.Students find different kinds of cause and effect relationships in their texts and in the real world. This is a great set for whole class discussion, individual practice, and cooperative work.
Review cause and effect skills and show student understanding of cause and effect relationships with multiple student activities.
~Interactive Notebook /Guided Notes page
~Exit Slip
~Graphic Organizer to Use With Any Text
~Independent Practice Page
~Student Cause and Effect Writing Activity
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Cause and Effect
By Educate and Create
Covering The Kite Runner? Don't know where to get started? This bundle is just for your! Includes a Introduction Power Point, study guide, graphic organizers, film analysis, novel project choice board, and characterization flip book. Great for differentiation.
Main Idea and Supporting Details - Guided Notes and Differentiated Activity
By Kile's Classroom
This Main Idea, Supporting Detail, and Topic Pack is perfect to help students understand the difference between main idea, topic, and supporting details, and master the concept of finding the main idea of a passage. This set includes guided notes that break down the process of finding main idea, a differentiated student activity and a graphic organizer so students can find main idea of any passage. Check out the complete product preview to see all the included pages!
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Fahrenheit 451 Interactive Flipbook Study Guide
By Educate and Create
This flip book goes through all 3 parts of Ray Bradbury's class dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. It also include a character map and background and social context to help your students successfully navigate through the text. Answer key is included and the questions are easy to answer while reading each part or after the book is done. Easy to use and easy to grade. It makes a great study guide for students.