Books- First Sentence Prompts

First Sentence: Alcott's Little Women (upper elem/middle school)

Our new "first sentence" series asks the question: "You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?" With these simple worksheets, each containing a different sentence from a classic story, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing. Look for more "first sentence" prompts every week!

First Sentence: Wisniewski's Golem (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Bronte's Wuthering Heights (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Burnett's A Little Princess (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: After Words

If students are curious enough about the first sentence of the novel, they may want to read the book and then complete this worksheet comparing their predictions to the actual book.

First Sentence: Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Andersen's Little Match Girl (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Macaulay's Black and White (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Van Allsburg's Jumanji (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Barrie's Peter Pan (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Burnett's The Secret Garden (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Austen's Pride and Prejudice (upper elem/middle school)

First Sentence: Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Taback's Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Adams' Watership Down (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Henkes' Kitten's First Full Moon (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Dickens' David Copperfield (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Gammell's Song and Dance Man (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Young's Lon Po Po (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: London's Call of the Wild (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Zelinsky's Rapunzel (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Twain's Connecticut Yankee... (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Small's So You Want to Be President? (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Hyman's St. George and the Dragon (elem)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Clarke's 2001 Space Odyssey (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Saint-Exupery's Little Prince (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Crane's The Red Badge of Courage (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Orwell's Animal Farm (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Huxley's A Brave New World (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Stevenson's Kidnapped (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Grahame's The Wind in the Willows (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Shelley's Frankenstein (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.

First Sentence: Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (upper elem/middle school)

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.