Hooks

What is a hook?

• A piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle.

• Opening lines that captures the reader’s attention

• A normal sentence

An example of a hook is…

• BAM! Thats the sound that came out when I fell of a treehouse and broke my bones.

• You might be surprised to learn that two seemingly similar things can have vast differences.

• I went to the park today.

• I ate pasta for lunch

There are…main types of hooks

• 19

• 6

• 8

• 1

The part of the introduction that catches the reader’s attention is called the…?

• Hook

• Background Information

• Thesis Statement

• Claim

One type of hook you can use for writing is called an anecdote. What is the definition of an anecdote?

• A short explanation of the topic

• A short story or scene using descriptive language

• A striking fact or statistic

• A question that has a yes or no answer

All of the following are types of hooks except…?

• Quote

• Rhetorical Question

• Background Information

• Anecdote

What type of hook is this?

“Never mistake activity for achievement.”

• Rhetorical Question

• Anecdote

• Quote

• Startling Fact