Hooking Your Reader: Posing Questions and Making Bold Statements

This lesson teaches how to engage readers in an essay by using questions or bold statements. It emphasizes the importance of a clear opinion statement in the opening paragraph and outlines the writing process: generating ideas, drafting, revising, and editing. The lesson focuses on drafting an introduction that captures attention, using questions and bold statements as hooks. It provides examples and guides on selecting the best hook and connecting it to the thesis, ensuring the introduction is compelling and relevant to the reader.

Why is it important to relate the topic to the reader's experiences?

What steps should be taken to draft an introductory paragraph?