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The Hook

The Hook. Catchy Composition Clichés. Ask the reader a rhetorical question. Use a catchy phrase or quote. Create a tongue twister. Tell an anecdote. The Hook. To catch the reader, use a hook in the introductory paragraph. The Hook Ask the Reader A Question.

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The Hook

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  1. The Hook Catchy Composition Clichés

  2. Ask the reader a rhetorical question. • Use a catchy phrase or quote. • Create a tongue twister. • Tell an anecdote. The Hook To catch the reader, use a hook in the introductory paragraph.

  3. The HookAsk the Reader A Question Entice the reader to continue reading to find the answer. The question may be rhetorical, but the reader will still be hooked to draw his/her own conclusions.

  4. The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. • Have you ever…?

  5. The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. • Do you…?

  6. The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. • Why would you…?

  7. The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. • Would you…?

  8. The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. • Can you…?

  9. The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. • What do you…?

  10. The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. • How would you…?

  11. The Hook: Question My Most Embarrassing Day Have you ever had a day when nothing went right? Do you ever feel like everything is going against you? Can you remember a day when everything went wrong?

  12. The Hook: Question My Best Friend Have you ever had a friend who could tell you what you were thinking? Do you have a friend you could call on at anytime? Can you think of someone who knows your deepest thoughts?

  13. The Hook: Phrase or Quote Start your composition with an entertaining flair by using a catchy phrase. • “Girls just wanna have fun,” would describe my best friend. • Short and sweet is the best way to sum up my summer vacation. • If anything can go wrong it will, at least, that was my experience on Friday the 13th.

  14. The Hook: Tongue Twisters Tongue twisters are sentences in which several words begin with the same sound, which is called alliteration. • Loving, laughing, and loyal would be my best friend in a nutshell. • Some days soar into the stratosphere of our memories.

  15. The Hook: Tongue Twisters This writing style is often called alliteration. • Summer sizzled into a simmering, stunted season.

  16. If it wasn’t for humane animal adoption agencies, I never would have met my best friend, Spot. Having that dog in my life taught me so much. The Hook: Anecdote An anecdote is a very short story that illustrates your claim.

  17. The Hook: Anecdote Anecdotes are great ways to employ pathos and kairos. The anecdote puts someone “in your shoes.”

  18. The Hook In the introductory paragraph, use techniques that hook the reader. Ask a question. Use a catchy phrase or quote. Make up a tongue twister. Use an anecdote

  19. The Hook Use a hook to lure the reader into the composition.

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