Title – Creating the Hook

By – Terry Walker

Primary Subject – Language Arts

Grade Level – 4-7

Lesson Time – 45 minutes

Materials:

• Books that have good opening lines.

  I have chosen the following Roald Dahl books for this lesson.
  
  
  (The books will have a cover on them so that they will not be easily identified. The teacher will reveal the titles after the lesson is over in case students show a desire to read the entire book. A number can be placed on the book covering to identify the book without removing its cover.)
  

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 3. James and the Giant Peach 4. The BFG 5. Matilda 6. Boy — Tales of Childhood 7. The Twits 8. The Witches 9. Fantastic Mr. Fox 10. George’s Marvelous Medicine 11. Danny the Champion of the World 12. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More 12a. The Boy Who Talked with Animals 12b. The Hitchhiker 12c. The Mildenhall Treasure 12d. The Swan 12e. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 12f. Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer 12g. A Piece of Cake: First Story-1942