LITERARY STARTERS

Take your pick

5 BOOKS YOU THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO READ

Which books were your favourites? Why should other children read these

books?

YOUR PREFERRED STYLE OF BOOK Which genre do you like? What is it about your genre that you

like?

Create a mind map detailing what you find in the genre of your choice

Give 3 examples of your favourite genre

A BOOK THAT HAS VISITED YOU KEEP TURNING OVER THE PAGE... What was the book about? What was it about the book that made is

so compelling?

Think about: Language Style Plot

NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS MOVIE – ANY EXCEPTIONS? Has there ever been a film you had

loved, but not enjoyed the novel? What did you like about it?

WHICH FICTIONAL CHARACTER WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET? Which novel are they found in? What makes the character so

interesting? List 5 things you’d like to ask your

fictional character

WHICH MINOR CHARACTER SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN NOVEL? Which novel are they from? What things do you want to know about

the character? What adventures would they have?

HAVE YOU EVER READ A BOOK WHICH HAS MADE YOU ANGRY? Which novel was it? Why did it make you angry? Do other people agree with you?

HAVE YOU EVER READ A BOOK BECAUSE YOU WERE ATTRACTED TO THE COVER?

Look at the shiny! What did you like?

HAS A BOOK EVER TERRIFIED YOU? And not just because it was very thick!

BIG QUOTE TIME!“It is well to read everything of something

and something of everything.”

Is there a genre you doubt you will ever read?

Why?

A BOOK THAT HAS MOVED YOU TO TEARS What about the book made you cry?

Remember:

AN ANTI-HERO FOR WHOM YOU HAVE A SOFT SPOT Why do you like this character?

HOW MANY? What are the most books you have read

by one single author?

A BOOK YOU COULDN’T FINISH Why do you think you couldn’t finish the

novel?

WHICH BOOK OR AUTHOR LIFTS YOUR SPIRITS? List 5 reasons why you like the book or

author

WHO IS A FIRST RATE STORY-TELLER? Why are they so good?

YOUR REPEAT READ Which novel do you read again and

again? What is it about that book that draws

you back?

IF YOU COULD SPEND ALL DAY TOMORROW READING... Where would you go? What would you read?

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER A GREAT TITLE AND WHY?

A REMARKABLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK What is remarkable about the

illustrations? How do the illustrations make the book

better?

WHAT INTEREST OR PLEASURE MAY BE DERIVED FROM READING HORROR?

Create a mind map about why people read horror novels

A SERIES OF BOOKS THAT HAS HOOKED YOU Why are they so interesting? Did you read them one after the other?

DESCRIBE A PLACE WHERE YOU READ OFTEN

YOUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE CHARACTER Why do you like them so much?

THE BEST SEQUEL YOU HAVE EVER READ What is it about the novel that you liked

so much?

A CLIFF HANGER OF A READ? What makes the novel so exciting?

THE BEST STORY OF A JOURNEY OF ANY KIND? Where do they go? What makes it exciting?

WONDERFUL BEGINNING, DISAPPOINTING ENDING Did a novel ever promise to be really

exciting, only to become a really boring read?

How did you feel?

CAN LITERATURE DAMAGE YOUR LIFE? Unrealistic expectations?

WHY READ? List 5 reasons why people should read