Hooks for informational/argumentative writing

"Only 46% of students feel valued at school," https://www.edweek.org/education/opinion-only-46-of-students-feel-valued-in-their-school/2016/01

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a statistic.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is fact or definition.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is an anecdote.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a question.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What hook provides a number or statistic to support the subject?

• Statistic

• Fact

• Definition

• Question

"If you accept the expectations of others, especially the negative ones, then you will never change the outcome," Michael Jordan.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a literary quote.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a personal scene.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a statistic.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a famous quote.

What hook provides a short, amusing story to support the topic of the essay?

• Personal Scene

• anecdote

• literary quote

• fact

My friend sent me a Snap. No big deal, right? However, all of our friends were in it and I was not included. The text said, "Miss you." I wasn't invited. They were all together having fun without me. I felt so left out.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is anecdote.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a fact.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is personal scene.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is question.

What hook provides a powerful quote by an author to support the topic of the essay?

• Famous Quote

• Personal Scene

• Literary Quote

• Question

"Why is life so difficult? Why can't we all just be ourselves and have everyone accept us the way that we are," Beatrice Sparks, Go Ask Alice.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a famous quote.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a literary quote.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a fact.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is an anecdote.

I was always chosen last at dodgeball. I don't know why... until I kept getting hit in the face and head, always falling flat to the floor, or crawling towards the corner of the gym. Maybe I was not accepted in dodgeball, but I was accepted in band.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is question.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is an anecdote.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is fact.

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention is a famous quote.

Which question hook is acceptable?

Are you accepted at school?

Can you tell me about a time you were accepted by another at school?

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention properly is "Are you accepted at school?"

• The hook used to capture the reader's attention properly is "Can you tell me about a time you were accepted by another at school?"

What hook provides a snap shot of a moment to support the topic of the essay?

• Statistic

• Question

• Personal Scene

• Statistic