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It is important to attract the readers attention right from the start so they want to read the story or paragraph   A hook is a onesentence device placed at the beginning of a ID: 467148

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Hook Your Reader

It is important to attract the reader’s attention right from the start

so they want to read the story or paragraph. 

A “hook” is a one-sentence device placed at the beginning of a story OR a paragraphand generates curiosity in the reader. 

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Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide2

Hook Your Reader

OK…

What are some ways we can do this?2

begin with a questiondialogue

s

trong opinion

s

ingle word or fragment

f

igurative language

c

liff hanger

Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide3

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Begin with a question.

What could be worse than spending the night in a haunted house?Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide4

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Use dialogue.

“Run and don’t look back!” shouted Sammy.Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide5

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Start with a strong opinion.

There are no such things as ghosts!Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide6

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Start with a single word or phrase.

Me? Scared?Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide7

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Begin with figurative language.

That pumpkin was as big as a school bus!

Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide8

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Leave your reader wondering.

There was a sound coming from the attic, and I knew it wasn’t a mouse.Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015Slide9

Hook Your Reader

Let’s try some of these in our own writing!

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begin with a questiondialogue

s

trong opinion

s

ingle word or fragment

f

igurative language

c

liff hanger

Developed by Caryn Dingman DDES October 2015