The Hook

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The Hook

• Catchy
• Composition
• Clichés

From Jefferson County Schools, Tennessee http//jc
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The Hook

• To catch the reader, use a hook in the
  introductory paragraph.

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The Hook

• The introductory paragraph begins with the hook,
  which combines with the topic sentence to form
  the first sentence.
• The topic sentence can also directly follow the
  hook in the introductory paragraph.

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The HookAsk the Reader A Question

• Entice the reader to continue reading to find
  the answer.

The question may be rhetorical, but the reader
will still be hooked to draw his/her own
conclusions.
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The Hook Question

• Ask the reader a question.

Have you ever?
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The Hook Question

• Ask the reader a question.

Do you?
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The Hook Question

• Ask the reader a question.

Why would you?
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The Hook Question

• Ask the reader a question.

Would you?
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The Hook Question

• Ask the reader a question.

Can you?
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The Hook Question

• Ask the reader a question.

What do you?
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The Hook Question

• Ask the reader a question.

How would you?
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The Hook Question

• My Most Embarrassing Day

Have you ever had a day when nothing went
right? Do you ever feel like everything is going
against you? Can you remember a day when
everything went wrong?
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The Hook Question

• My Best Friend

• Have you ever had a friend who could tell you
  what you were thinking?
• Do you have a friend you could call on at
  anytime?
• Can you think of someone who knows your deepest
  thoughts?

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The Hook Question

• My Summer Vacation

• Do you remember a summer that went by as quickly
  as this summer?
• What would you think would be an interesting way
  to spend the summer?
• Can you imagine spending the summer ---(insert
  your summer activity)?

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Using A Hook

• Reread the writing prompt and try to think of a
  question to ask to get the reader involved in
  your composition.

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The Hook Phrase or Quote

• Start your composition with an entertaining
  flair by using a catchy phrase.

Girls just wanna have fun, would describe my
best friend. Short and sweet is the best way to
sum up my summer vacation. If anything can go
wrong it will, at least, that was my experience
on Friday the 13th.
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The Hook Exclamatory Sentence

• Vivid exclamatory sentences start the composition
  off with a bang!

Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine a
worse day! My summer vacation was gone in a hot
flash! Shes smart, shes caring, shes funny
and shes my best friend!
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The Hook Tongue Twisters

• Tongue twisters are sentences in which several
  words begin with the same sound.

Loving, laughing, and loyal would be my best
friend in a nutshell. Some days soar into the
stratosphere of our memories.
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The Hook Tongue Twisters

• This writing style is often called alliteration.

Summer sizzled into a simmering, stunted
season.
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The Hook Lead In

• A lead in sentence is a technique often used by
  the news media. How many times have you heard a
  news intro use this type of teaser?

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The Hook Lead In

• Your mind begins to imagine all sorts of
  reasons, and you are determined to find out.

The lead in sentence makes the reader want to
learn more.
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The Hook Lead In
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The Hook

• In the introductory paragraph, use techniques
  that hook the reader.
• Ask a question.
• Use a catchy phrase or quote.
• Make up a tongue twister.
• Make an exclamatory sentence.
• Use a lead in sentence that entices the reader to
  read on.

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The Hook

• Use a hook to lure the reader into the
  composition.