Worksheet
Curated OER

You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover... But Can You Judge a Book By Its First Line?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature/book analysis worksheet, students read and think about the first sentence of a book which is provided. Based on this first sentence, students answer 6 questions, making predictions about what the book will be like....
Worksheet
Curated OER

You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover… But Can You Judge a Book by Its First Line?

For Students 7th - 9th
In this literary prediction worksheet, students predict the topic, genre, setting, characters, and interest level of a book based on its first line. They research the title and author of the book using the line. They write a short story...
Organizer
Curated OER

You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover

For Students 4th
In this prediction worksheet, students answer questions about what the book and Little Women and will be about based on the first sentence of the book. Students become authors writing their own short story with the given first line.
Worksheet
Curated OER

You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover, But Can You Judge a Book By Its First Line? #2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature/book analysis worksheet, students read one sentence which is the beginning of a book. Students then answer 6 questions based on this one sentence, predicting what it will be about and other story elements. They then...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension/Valentine's Day

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners learn facts about Valentine's Day by reading a one page story. Students then answer 6 questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Predicting From the First Line

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Predicting From the First Line learning exercise, learners answer six questions related to a given sentence. Students predict what the book will be about based on the sentence given.
Worksheet
Curated OER

You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this prediction worksheet, learners answer questions telling what they think the book, The Little Match Girl will be about based on the first sentence. Students write their own short story using the first line as their starting point.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Online Dating Scams Infographic

For Students 9th - 10th
This infographic shows the signs of and gives tips to avoid a romance or online dating scam.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Shakespearean Dating Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
Beyond giving the world dozens of English language masterpieces and inventing countless words (including the word countless), William Shakespeare, ever the overachieving bard, especially had a way with the romantic turn of phrase....
Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Jean Clopinel De Meun

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article about the second author of the Romance of the Rose, Jean Clopines de Meun (or Meung). The article focuses on classical and medieval sources. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...