Freaky First Lines Spooky Poster Set & Narrative Hook Gallery Walk Activity
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Decorate your classroom for spooky season AND teach your students how to write engaging narrative hooks! This poster set includes the "freaky first lines" of 25 YA books AND an engaging gallery walk activity. These horrifying, strange, and spooky hooks will show students different strategies for writing intriguing hooks to reel readers in.
During the included gallery walk activity, students will observe the hooks around the room and keep track of the different types of hooks they notice. They will also have fun "nominating" different hooks for various categories (most engaging, most suspenseful, strongest sensory details, etc.) and justifying their answers. After the gallery walk, you will be able to have a rich discussion over different hook strategies, which hooks resonate more with your students, and why authors may choose specific types of hooks with their purpose in mind.
The next time students are writing a hook, they can glance up at the posters for instant ideas & inspiration!
Here's what's included:
- 25 black-and-white posters
- Teacher instructions for gallery walk activity
- Student sheet for gallery walk activity
- Sample student answers for gallery walk activity
