Hook, Line, and Sinker

1. Hook, Line, and Sinker By Jorge Calle

2. In any writing form, be it essay, novel, non-fiction, a good introduction is key • It is the writers chance to grab the audience • Simple techniques help improve the impact of your introduction • One of these is the hook, line and sinker The Intro

3. An effective Hook is like the first line of a sales pitch: the Hook should get your foot in the reader's door. • This is where you intrigue or “hook” the reader. This can be with a quote, an interesting sentence or a personal anecdote that is related to your topic. • This is important because it is the first impression that the reader will have about your essay. The Hook

4. A line, or hypothesis statement, is a simple statement that gives the reader the writer's viewpoint • This is where you state your point of view and in a way let the reader know what you are going to be talking about. • The most important part of the “line” is that it states an opinion • The whole point of the line is to give the reader a chance to question and evaluate what is being said. The Line

5. Give the reader a blueprint of what is to come. • Here is where you state what your evidence will be. • The whole point of the sinker is to state your main topics and give the reader a preview of what he/she will be reading about. The Sinker

6. Based on this AP language and composition question from 2005 (http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/english/ap05_frq_english_lang.pdf) Create a rough introduction paragraph using the “ Hook, line, and sinker” technique. The Assignment