Hooks Review

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What makes an effective hook?

WHAT TO REMEMBER ABOUT HOOKS:

• Hooks are attention-grabbing statements

• Should be specific and relevant to the topic

For Ms. Gilmore: NO QUESTIONS & NO DEFINITIONS (please) :)

Multiple Choice

Topic: the importance of facing fear

Thesis: Teachers should encourage students to participate in unfamiliar and challenging activities.

Which is the most effective hook?

• Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift once said, "I think 'fearless' [means] having fears but jumping anyway."

• Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift once shared with her fans that she had a "big fear."

• Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift once said, "I have a terrifyingly long list of fears."

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Most of you agreed on the Peardeck last week that the following examples are "bad hooks." Choose one and with a partner, correct it below. **Hint: reordering the words doesn't make it more effective.**

1. “I laugh and joke, but I don’t get distracted very easily,” Lebron James once said.  

2. Every ten seconds, a person dies. 

PAUSE HERE!

Open Ended

Now that we have reviewed, practiced with, and analyzed effective and ineffective hooks, what are one or two of your biggest takeaways.