Hooks for Writing

Which hook involves starting with a quote to engage the reader's interest?

• The direct speech hook

• The anecdote hook

• The quote hook

• The statistics hook

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which type of hook is designed to make the reader do a double take and question if they really read something correctly?

• The puzzling hook

• The outrageous hook

• The direct address hook

• The anecdote hook

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What type of hook involves asking the reader a question that they can visualize and think about in their own minds?

• The mysterious question hook

• The direct speech hook

• Question hook

• Statistics hook

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which hook is characterized by a descriptive approach that evokes various moods?

• The atmospheric or landscape hook

• The direct address hook

• The shocking statement hook

• The anecdote hook

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which type of hook is this?

Spain, though hardly a literary powerhouse, translates more books in one year than the entire world has in the past one thousand years.

• Anecdote

• Interesting Fact

• Specific Details

• Statistics

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What type of hook is this?

I will always remember my grandmother for her kindness and generosity, her wrinkly but gentle hands soothing away my tears when unkind words brought forth my waterworks.

• Thesis

• Reversal of Expectations

• Anecdotal

• Specific Details

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which hook involves speaking directly to the reader to make them feel involved from the start?

• The outrageous hook

• The direct address hook

• The puzzling hook

• The mysterious question hook

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What type of hook uses a short, personal story to illustrate a larger point?

• The anecdote hook

• The statistics hook

• The direct speech hook

• The shocking statement hook

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which hook uses numerical data to capture the reader's attention?

• The anecdote hook

• The statistics hook

• The direct address hook

• The puzzling hook

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What type of hook is characterized by a controversial, unexpected, or disturbing statement?

• The mysterious question hook

• The shocking statement hook

• The atmospheric or landscape hook

• The direct speech hook

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D