How to Write a Hook: 10 Ideas for Narrative, Expository, Persuasive/Argumentative Writing

The video tutorial from Learning Depot teaches how to write effective hooks for different types of essays: narrative, expository, and persuasive. It explains the purpose of hooks in capturing readers' attention and setting the tone. The tutorial uses the story of Mike the Headless Chicken as an example to illustrate various hook techniques, including onomatopoeia, alliteration, anecdotes, and rhetorical questions. The video emphasizes the importance of choosing the right hook based on the essay type and writing style.

What is the primary purpose of a hook in writing?

• To conclude the essay

• To provide background information

• To capture the reader's attention

• To summarize the essay

Which type of writing is also known as creative or fictional writing?

• Narrative

• Persuasive

• Descriptive

• Expository

What is a key characteristic of persuasive writing?

• It describes a scene

• It tells a story

• It explains facts

• It aims to convince the reader

What unusual event happened to Mike the Headless Chicken?

• He could talk

• He laid golden eggs

• He lived without a head

• He could fly without wings

Which hook technique involves using sound words to create an effect?

• Rhetorical question

• Onomatopoeia

• Anecdote

• Alliteration

What type of hook might start with a question like 'Is it ethical to eat animals?'

• Persuasive

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Narrative

Which hook type uses a short, personal story to engage the reader?

• Statistic

• Quotation

• Anecdote

• Definition