LESSON PLAN - World Book Day

ACTIVITY SHEETfor The Chocolate BoxGirls: BittersweetFIRST LINESWhich of these first lines make you want to read on? Why?“When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it’s never good news.”Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz“There is no lake atCamp Green Lake.”Holes by Louis Sachar“Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, PrivetDrive, were proud to say that they wereperfectly normal, thank you very much.”Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling“The Iron Mancame to the topof the cliff.”The Iron Manby Ted Hughes“I once met a girlwith rainbowglasses.”Bad Girls by Jacqueline Wilson“‘Honestly, Mrs Hadley,’ said MeggieMcGregor, wiping her eyes. ‘That sense ofhumour of yours will be the death of me yet!’”Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman“A thousand miles ago, in a country east ofthe jungle and south of the mountains, therelived a Firework-Maker called Lalchand andhis daughter Lila.”The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman“How does one describe Artemis Fowl?Various psychiatrists have tried and failed.”Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer“If, standing alone onthe back doorstep,Tom allowed himselfto weep tears, theywere tears of anger.”Tom’s Midnight Gardenby Philippa Pearce“What sort of bookis this?”Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton“My earliest memories are a confusion of hillyfields and dark, damp stables, and rats thatscampered along the beams above my head.”War Horse by Michael Morpurgo“My best friend, Tracy Wu, saysI’m really tough on people.”Blubber by Judy BlumeActivities provided by CHILD EDUCATION resource bank www.childed.co.uk