Looking for a high-engagement way to hook your students into reading? Want to start an interesting conversation about why we keep reading certain books and not others? Use this First Line Faceoff activity!

What You Get:

-A complete lesson with directions and book links (15 slide PowerPoint)

Here are some ideas for using this activity:

-Use at the beginning of the school year or semester to foster a culture of reading.

-This could be a great hook activity when starting a narrative writing unit. This will show students lots of examples of strong leads.

-This also works as a one-off lesson when school schedules change or are in flux.

-Swap out the 20 suggested books with other books if you would like! This file is editable.

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