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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OK…
What are some ways we can do this?2
begin with a questiondialogue
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trong opinion
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ingle word or fragment
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igurative language
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liff hanger
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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!
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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
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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