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Holiday Story Hooks
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Holiday Story Hooks
📚 Part 1: Recognise the Hook
1. Read the sentence. Which kind of hook is it?
"Have you ever slept under the stars on a mountain top?"
"Have you ever slept under the stars on a mountain top?"
Question
Quote (direct speech)
Surprising fact
Action
2. Read the sentence. Which kind of hook is it?
"'I lost the map!' cried Maya as the tide pulled the shore away."
"'I lost the map!' cried Maya as the tide pulled the shore away."
Quote (direct speech)
Question
Surprising fact
Setting description
3. Read the sentence. Which kind of hook is it?
"Last summer, our camping tent flew three metres down the beach."
"Last summer, our camping tent flew three metres down the beach."
Surprising fact
Question
Quote
Sensory description
4. Read the sentence. Which kind of hook is it?
"Waves slapped the sand as the sun warmed my face."
"Waves slapped the sand as the sun warmed my face."
Sensory description
Question
Surprising fact
Quote
✏️ Part 2: Create and Improve Your Hook
5. Write a question hook for a holiday story about a beach trip. (Try to make it curious.)
6. Write a quote hook (a character speaking) for a camping story. (Include a short reaction.)
7. Write a surprising-fact hook about an unexpected visitor or event on holiday.
8. Pick your best hook from Q5–Q7. Improve it to make it more exciting, then write the next sentence that starts the story.
My improved hook:
Next sentence:
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