Hook Sentences

The plane engine started spewing smoke, and all the oxygen masks came down in front of the passengers.

• advice

• action

• dialogue

• fact

Ghandi famously said, "Be the change you wish you see in the world."

• dialogue

• famous quote

• personal experience

• statistic

The noise in the hallway was as loud as a zoo. Students were eager to discuss their favorite play from last night's game.

• statistic

• definition

• dilemma

• figurative language

"I don't know why he told her that," the girl said.

"Maybe he wanted her to answer his question," her friend answered.

• statistic

• dilemma

• dialogue

• anecdote

When you want something from someone, give them something instead.

• advice

• action

• fact

• dialogue

As a small child, I was deathly afraid of water, so I decided to join the swim team.

• personal experience

• anecdote

• dialogue

• statistic

According to the European Cockpit Association, "Forty-three percent of pilots admit to involuntarily falling asleep during a flight."

• statistic

• personal experience

• action

• dialogue

A weevil is a small, herbivorous beetle that is known to wipe out entire crops of cotton and stored grains.

• statistic

• anecdote

• definition

• personal experience

The doctors gave me a choice: without health insurance, they would reattach both fingers for $60,000 or only my index finger for $12,000.

• setting

• dialogue

• dilemma

• statistic

On a normal school day, students gather in the foyer to chatter about the evening or weekend before. The noise of their laughter is quickly replaced by the squeak of their shoes when the first bell rings.

• dilemma

• setting

• figurative language

• anecdote