The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Part 2

What does a strong hook do for your reader?

• Intimidates them

• Catches their attention

• Introduces you to them

• Tells them what you will be writing about

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CCSS.W.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.3A

What kind of hook is this: Each year thousands of teenagers die in driving accidents

• definition (meaning of a word)

• shocking statement

• Quote from a famous person

• question

What kind of hook is this: The dictionary defines gossip as "casual conversation," but gossip is in reality a much more negative interaction.

• scene

• question

• shocking statement

• definition

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What kind of hook is this: The poet Emily Dickinson once said, "Saying nothing ... sometimes says the most."

• humorous statement

• dilemma

• quote from a famous person

• shocking statement

What kind of hook is this: have you ever thought about where your salad came from?

• shocking statement

• quote from famous person

• dilemma

• question

What kind of hook is this:

On January 8, 2011, the worst snowstorm in the history of my state paralyzed our area.

• scene

• definition

• humorous statement

• comparison

What kind of hook is this:

Many business advertisements offer a free gift, but isn't every gift free?

• shocking statement

• quote from a famous person

• humorous statement

• dilemma

What kind of hook is this:

After college, I had to decide between a low-paying job that seemed like fun and a more mundane(boring) job that paid very well.

• dilemma

• shocking statement

• quote from a famous person

• question

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CCSS.W.6.3A

What kind of hook is this:

Why is it that 98% of people in jail are men?

• question

• dilemma

• scene

• shocking statement

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CCSS.SL.6.1C

What kind of hook is this:

As Hamlet so wisely remarked, "To be, or not to be, that is the question”

• definition

• quote from a famous person

• shocking statement

• scene