Hook the Reader

The part of the introduction that catches the reader's attention is called the...?

• hook

• background information

• thesis statement

• claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2A

Which hook technique did the writer use?

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

• dialogue

• famous quote

• personal experience

• statistic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which hook technique did the writer use?

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which hook technique did the writer use?

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

• personal experience

• anecdote

• dialogue

• statistic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which hook technique did the writer use?

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which hook technique did the writer use?

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which hook technique did the writer use?

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which hook technique did the writer use?

"From cell phones to tablets, cameras and laptops, technology flows through society like a fish through water."

• metaphor

• bold statement

• question

• statistic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which hook technique did the writer use?

Blacks and Hispanics make up almost 32% of the US population, but they made up 56% of all incarcerated people in 2015."

• statistic

• personal story

• anecdote

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which hook technique did the writer use?

The poet Emily Dickinson once said, "Saying nothing ... sometimes says the most."

• humorous statement

• dilemma

• quote from a famous person

• shocking statement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D