How to Write a Hook

Which of the following is a type of hook that you would use in your essay?

• An entire poem

• A picture you drew yourself

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• A question, quote, fact, or statement.

What is the 'Hook' of the Essay?

• Connects the ideas in the essay

• Captures the readers attention

• Connects the ideas in the paragraph

These include painting a picture, startling fact, exclamation, quote, anecdote, and question.

• types of hooks

• conclusion

• introduction

• body paragraph

Thich Nhat Hanh, a 20th century French-based Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, and author once said, "We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness."

• quote hook

• question hook

• exclamation

• startling fact hook

Which type of hook is this?

Approximately 17% (or 12.7 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese.

• Statistics

• Interesting Fact

• Thesis

• Quote

Is this an effective hook that you could use in your writing?

If you're looking for beautiful scenery, relaxing breezes, and delicious food, then look no further than Fiji!

• Yes

• No

What type of hook is this?

I will always remember my grandmother for her kindness and generosity, her wrinkly but gentle hands soothing away my tears when unkind words brought forth my waterworks.

• Thesis

• Reversal of Expectations

• Anecdotal

• Specific Details

All of the following are types of "hooks" except...?

• Quote

• Rhetorical Question

• Background Information

• Anecdote

What type of hook is this?

Each year there is one Lego block made for every person in the world. Think about it.

• Fascinating Fact

• Personal Anecdote

• Reversal of Expectation

• Thesis

Which type of hook is this?

Spain, though hardly a literary powerhouse, translates more books in one year than the entire world has in the past one thousand years.

• Anecdote

• Interesting Fact

• Specific Details

• Statistics