ELA Anchor Charts

I've been playing around with ways to layout and design my anchor charts. First off, I can't stand to have a messy anchor chart. My guess is that it comes from my background in interior and graphic design. Secondly, my students are in their "it's almost spring  break slump" and I'll do anything to get their attention.

Our current reading and writing unit is Research (information) Reading and Writing. I decided to add a bit more color to my latest charts.

In comparison, here are the charts from my previous units on Mystery Book Clubs and Opinion Writing.