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Writing Strong Hooks
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Writing Strong Hooks
A hook is an opening sentence that catches a reader’s attention. Read each choice carefully. For writing prompts, create your own original sentences.
Spot the Hook
Read each item and choose the best answer. For the select-all question, choose every answer that fits.
1.Which opening would most likely make a reader curious about a piece on volcanoes?
- Volcanoes are mountains with openings in Earth's crust.
- What would you do if the ground beneath your feet suddenly began to rumble?
- This essay will explain volcanoes.
2.What kind of hook is this opening? “Picture yourself floating above Earth, looking down at a swirl of blue oceans and white clouds.”
- A question for the reader
- A surprising fact
- An invitation to imagine a scene
3.Select all the opening strategies that can work as hooks.
- Ask a question that makes the reader think.
- Share a surprising, relevant fact.
- Begin with an invitation to imagine something.
- Start with a dull sentence that only announces the topic.
4.What is the main job of a hook at the start of a piece of writing?
- To catch the reader's interest and encourage them to continue
- To include every detail from the whole piece
- To make the opening as long as possible
Write Attention-Grabbing Openings
Make each hook clear and connected to its topic.
5.Choose one topic—pets, outer space, forests, or your favorite sport. Write a question hook about it.
6.Using the same topic you chose above, write a hook that invites the reader to imagine a scene. You may begin with “Imagine” or “Picture.”
7.Add an original hook sentence before this introduction about honeybees: “Honeybees visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen. As they move from flower to flower, they also help many plants make seeds.”
8.Write a short introduction about something you know well. Begin with a hook, then add a sentence that introduces your topic.
Check and Improve
Review your introduction and strengthen your writing.
9.Use these checks to review your introduction from the previous question. Select every statement that should be true of a strong introduction.
- The hook is connected to the topic.
- The topic becomes clear to the reader.
- The opening gives the reader a reason to keep going.
- The hook distracts from what the writing is about.
10.Choose one hook you wrote on this page. Rewrite it to make it more vivid or intriguing while keeping it connected to its topic.
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