Description
Anchor your students’ reading skills with these AUTHOR’S PURPOSE anchor charts posters!
This file includes the following:
- One quick reference author’s purpose anchor chart in full-color and black-and-white
- Four additional anchor charts posters with examples in full-color and black-and-white
- Smaller 1/2-page versions of every poster in full-color and black-and-white (for individual student reference or an interactive notebook)
- Printable and digital options
LOVE THESE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE ANCHOR CHARTS? GRAB THE MEGA BUNDLE HERE:
SMALLER ANCHOR CHARTS BUNDLES can be found here:
- Reading Skill Anchor Charts BUNDLE #1
- Reading Skills Anchor Charts BUNDLE #2
- Reading Skills Anchor Charts BUNDLE #3
- Reading Skill Anchor Charts BUNDLE #4
Links for the anchor charts products available in my shop:
- Cause and Effect Anchor Charts Posters
- Context Clues Anchor Charts Posters
- Main Idea and Details Anchor Charts Posters
- Making Inferences Anchor Charts Posters
- Point of View Anchor Charts Posters
- Theme Anchor Charts Posters
- Author’s Purpose Anchor Charts Posters
- Compare and Contrast Anchor Charts Posters
- Fact and Opinion Anchor Charts Posters
- Genres of Literature Anchor Charts Posters
- Nonfiction Text Features Anchor Charts Posters
- Story Elements Anchor Charts Posters
- Analogies Anchor Charts Posters
- Greek and Latin Roots Anchor Charts Posters
- Homophones, Homonyms, and Homographs Anchor Charts Posters
- Prefixes and Suffixes Anchor Charts Posters
- Shades of Meaning Anchor Charts Posters
- Synonyms and Antonyms Anchor Charts Posters
- Capitalization Anchor Charts Posters
- Complete Sentences Anchor Charts Posters
- Figurative Language Anchor Charts Posters
- Formal and Informal Language Anchor Charts Posters
- Punctuation Anchor Charts Posters
- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Anchor Charts Posters
Please reach out with any questions you may have!
This file includes 24 pages + Google Slides.








Lisa M. –
Perfect to blow up into an anchor chart! My kids loved the pie.
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review of this product! I’m so happy to hear that it was so useful for you and your students!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Lee M. –
This has been so helpful in 4th grade. The kids use it as “around the room” resources that are left out most of the year.
latanque S. –
I use the author’s purpose anchor chart during my reading instruction to help students understand why authors write different texts. I introduce the chart during whole-group lessons and model how to identify whether a text is written to persuade, inform, or entertain. Students then refer back to the anchor chart during guided reading, small groups, and independent practice to support their thinking and justify their answers with evidence from the text. I also encourage students to use the chart during discussions to explain their reasoning. This visual support helps students build stronger comprehension skills and become more intentional readers.