1. When and where do you think each story takes place? How do you know? 2. What kind of people live in each of these worlds? 3. Are they positive or negative worlds?
Explore 1. Would you like to live in any of these worlds? Why or why not? 3
2. Which one of these openings makes you want to read on the most? Explain your choice.
Investigate
The genre of a book is the category it falls into. Read back over each of the openings and match them to the appropriate genre.
Bildungsroman Romance Dystopian/Fantasy
Create
Write an opening sentence for a story then swap it with a partner. Discuss each other’s work. Did your opening grab your partner’s attention?
Bildungsroman: a novel that traces a character’s development from childhood to adulthood