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1. The part of the introduction that catches the reader’s attention is called the
Hook
Background information
Thesis Statement
Claim
T or F: The first sentence of your introduction is the first chance a writer has to capture the attention of the reader.
True
False
Both
Writing a hook is easy.
Yes (if you practice)
No
What?
Where is the hook located in the introductory paragraph?
the very beginning
the middle
the end
There are three distinct parts of an introduction paragraph. What order should those three parts be in...?
Hook, Thesis Statement, Reasoning
Hook, Thesis Statement, Claim
Hook, Background Information, Thesis Statement
Background Information, Thesis Statement, Claim
What is an onomatopoeia?
A short explanation of the topic
An interesting fact or statistic
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
A question that has a yes or no answer
All of the following are hooks except:
Dialogue
Background Information
Question
Onomatopoeia
What type of hook is the following statement?
Zip! Zoom! Crash! These are sounds that you would hear when you ride the bumper cars!
Question
Onomatopoeia
Dialogue
Action
Is this an effective hook you can use in your writing?
I am going to write about baseball.
Yes
No
What type of hook is the following statement?
Every Christmas morning we would run down the stairs to see what Santa had left for us.
Onomatopoeia
Question
Action
Dialogue
What type of hook is the following statement?
Did you know that Americans eat an average of 20 billion hotdogs every year?
Question
Action
Dialogue
Onomatopoeia
Which type of hook is this?
The world is like a stage.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Question
Dialogue
Creak! The door slowly opened as the cat brushed against it, startling me from my sleep!
Question
Action
Onomatopoeia
Dialogue
What type of hook is this?
"Don't use that soap!" blared the actor in the commercial. Over 40 brands of popular hand soap have been found to contain fecal matter!
Dialogue
Action
Question
Onomatopoeia
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