Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Genre Anchor Charts

Easily teach students the elements of fiction and nonfiction texts with these reading genre anchor charts. With straightforward language, eye-catching graphics, and student-friendly definitions, these genre anchor charts will be a great addition to your literacy focus wall. Two sizing options, color or black & white printing, editable & digital versions included!

This product includes the fiction genre anchor chart and nonfiction genre anchor chart. 

For the complete set of 21 Genre Anchor charts, check out the Reading Genre Anchor Charts & Interactive Templates! 

Each genre anchor chart is available in the following formats:

★Anchor Chart Full-Size (8.5” x 11”)

• Print 1 per page
• Color printing
• Black & white printing

★Anchor Chart Half-Size  (5” x 7”)

• Print 2 per page
• Color printing
• Black & white printing

★Fill-in the Blank Anchor Chart Note-taking Guide

• Black & White printing
• Full size (8.5” x 11”) 1 per page
• Half size (5” x 7”) 2 per page

★Editable Anchor Chart

• Color printing
• Full size (8.5” x 11”) 1 per page
• Edit in Powerpoint or Google Slides™
• Print and fill in the anchor chart with students

★Digital Anchor Chart Fill-in Template

• Easel Activity

WHY?

Teaching genre types can strengthen students' reading skills by making them more active readers and encourage reluctant readers to discover new types of genres that they enjoy reading.

The first step for students to understand the variety of reading genre types is to understand the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts. Once students have this foundation, you can easily build upon it by introducing more specific genre types. 

WHO?

• Designed for upper elementary students in 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade. 
• Use with lower and higher grades to explicitly teach fiction and nonfiction elements. 

If these look too complex for your students, try the Reading Genre Posters, which include only the basic student-friendly definition, genre title, and vivid graphics to support each genre type. 

Genres included in this resource

-Fiction

-Nonfiction

For the complete set of 21 genres, check out Reading Genre Anchor Charts & Interactive Templates.

What’s included:

Full-Size Anchor Chart 8.5” x 11”

• Color printing option
• Black & white printing option
• Digital anchor charts (Google Slides™ & PPTX)
• Genre Type
• Definition of genre
• Elements and features of genre
• Eye-catching graphic images 

Half-Size Anchor Chart 5” x 7”

• Color printing option
• Black & white printing option
• Print 2 per page
• Mini versions are perfect for students’ interactive notebooks or a smaller literacy focus wall

Fill-in Anchor Chart Template

• Printable: black & white
• Includes faint lines for students to write in definition and elements/features of genre
• Available in half size and full-size

Editable Genre Anchor Chart

• Color version
• Edit definition and elements of text
• Edit in PPTX or Google Slides™
• Printable color versions to use actively fill in with students while teaching

PLEASE NOTE: Only the definitions and the elements are editable. Graphics, headings, and titles are not editable. 

WAYS TO USE Genre Anchor Charts

• Display anchor chart when introducing fiction and nonfiction to explicitly teach the specific features and elements that students should look for in the text

• Encourage students to actively engage with the text by examining the characteristics that classify the text as fiction or nonfiction

• Display fiction and nonfiction genre anchor charts on your literacy focus wall to reference all year long!

• Provide students with a version for their interactive reading notebooks to reference independently.

• Print, cut, and laminate each anchor chart to use for years to come!

• Place mini-versions or full-size versions at literacy centers

• Include digital version in mini-lessons

• Use the fill-in template for students to take notes on the elements of fiction and nonfiction texts

• Use the blank genre anchor charts to print and complete the anchor chart with students

• Use the editable version to fill in your own definition and elements of each genre anchor chart.

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⭐ Bundle of Genre Anchor Charts & Posters

⭐ Reading Genre Posters

⭐ Reading Genre Anchor Charts & Interactive Templates

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I hope these printable and digital fiction and nonfiction genre anchor charts are helpful resources in your literacy classroom this year!