Hook Statement

Which type of hook is this? Bam! I was winning the race, looking back, laughing at Jacob as he trailed behind me, when suddenly I slammed into a telephone pole.

• interesting fact

• anecdote

• paradox

• explanation

• quotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Where is the hook located in the introductory paragraph?

• the very beginning

• the middle

• the end

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A paradox hook is uses a fact that is __________________ than an interesting fact hook.

• funnier

• sadder

• longer

• odder/weirder

What kind of hook is this: Each year thousands of teenagers die in driving accidents

• definition (meaning of a word)

• shocking statement

• Quote from a famous person

• question

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What kind of hook is this:

On January 8, 2011, the worst snowstorm in the history of my state paralyzed our area.

• scene

• definition

• humorous statement

• comparison

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What kind of hook is this: It is 2070 and there are cities on the Moon. Mars has declared independence from Earth. Humans have started settling on the moons of Jupiter. The average life expectancy is 250 years.

• shocking statement

• quote from a famous person

• scene

• dilemma

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What kind of hook is this:

Superman is very powerful because he wears his underwear over his pants.

• dilemma

• scene

• question

• humorous statement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What kind of hook is this: have you ever thought about where your salad came from?

• shocking statement

• quote from famous person

• dilemma

• question

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What kind of hook is this: After college, I had to decide between a low-paying job that seemed like fun and a more mundane(boring) job that paid very well.

• dilemma

• shocking statement

• quote from a famous person

• question

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Dying is not natural; rather, dying is a curable disease.

• definition

• shocking statement

• humorous statement

• dilemma