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Writing A Strong Hook

The document explains the concept of a hook, which is the opening sentence of an essay designed to capture the reader's attention. It outlines various types of hooks, including questions, interesting facts, observations, quotes, and scenarios, and provides practice exercises for identifying and creating hooks. Additionally, it includes a challenge for writing hooks on specific topics.

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Writing A Strong Hook

The document explains the concept of a hook, which is the opening sentence of an essay designed to capture the reader's attention. It outlines various types of hooks, including questions, interesting facts, observations, quotes, and scenarios, and provides practice exercises for identifying and creating hooks. Additionally, it includes a challenge for writing hooks on specific topics.

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Writing a Strong Hook

A hook is the first sentence of your essay. It grabs the reader’s attention.
Good hooks make people want to keep reading!

Different kinds of Hooks

1. Ask a Question

How many people check their phones before getting out of bed?

2. Use an Interesting Fact

Type II diabetes is the fastest-growing disease in the world.

3. Write an Interesting Observation

European economists are not sleeping well these days.

4. Start with a Quote

“I have a dream.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

5. Use a Short Story or Scenario

Traveling at 100 miles per hour, he felt as if he was flying.

Practice: Underline the hook in each sentence. Then write which type it is: (question, fact,
observation, quote, scenario).

1. Have you ever wondered why so many people skip breakfast every day?
Type: _______________

2. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”


Type: _______________

3. Millions of plastic bottles are thrown away every hour around the world.
Type: _______________

4. Teenagers today spend more time on their phones than with their families.
Type: _______________

5. Walking alone at midnight, he heard footsteps behind him.


Type: _______________
Practice: Rewrite the following hooks

Boring: “This essay is about pollution.”


Better: ______________________________________

Boring: “This essay is about exercise.”


Better: ______________________________________

Boring: “This essay is about social media.”


Better: ______________________________________

Boring: “This essay is about fast food.”


Better: ______________________________________

Boring: “This essay is about online learning.”


Better: ______________________________________

Practice: Hook Challenge!


Write a different kind hook for each of the following topics

• Cancer Risks

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• The Urban and Rural Life

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• Overcoming the Rising Cost of University Studies

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