Hook Statement

Which hook technique did the writer use?

"The new inmate could quickly tell that the others did not like her by the looks on their faces."

• Personal Story

• Humor

• Metaphor

• Anecdote

The first sentence of your introduction is your --

• Thesis

• Topic Sentence

• Hook

• Concluding Sentence

T or F: Your hook sets the tone for the entire essay.

• True

• False

• What

T or F: The first sentence of your introduction is the first chance a writer has to capture the attention of the reader.

• True

• False

• Both

How many different ways did we learn to write a hook?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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

• Hook

• Background Information

• Thesis Statement

• Claim 

There are three distinct parts of an introduction paragraph. What order should those three parts be in...?

• Hook, Thesis Statement, Reasoning

• Hook, Thesis Statement, Claim

• Hook, Background Information, Thesis Statement

• Background Information, Thesis Statement, Claim

All of the following are types of "hooks" except...?

• Quote

• Interesting Fact

• Background Information

• Anecdote

Which type of hook is this?

John Wooden once said, "Never mistake activity for achievement."

• Paradox

• Anecdote

• Quote

• Example

Which type of hook is this?

“As my cousin and I pedaled our new bikes to the beach, 6 years old, suntanned and young, we met an old, shaggy-haired man weaving unsteadily on a battered old bike.”

• Paradox

• Quote

• Interesting Fact

• Anecdote