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Hooks

Hooks. Techniques to help your writing stand out and grab your readers. Question. When writing a question, try to create a picture in the reader’s mind. Can you imagine what school would be like without rules?. Quote.

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Hooks

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  1. Hooks Techniques to help your writing stand out and grab your readers.

  2. Question • When writing a question, try to create a picture in the reader’s mind. • Can you imagine what school would be like without rules?

  3. Quote • When writing a quote, it can be a direct quotation from a book, TV show, movie, or a famous person. • “Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Book of Dreams • “How dreadful...to be caught up in a game and have no idea of the rules.” ― Caroline Stevermer, Sorcery and Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

  4. Onomatopoeia • Onomatopoeia is a word that makes sounds. Those can be animal sounds, car sounds, or any other sound. • Crash! That’s the sound of a huge backpack being slammed onto a desk. The desk disintegrates into pieces onto the classroom floor.

  5. Poem Use a poem from a famous author, or make up your own.

  6. Song Use a line or two from your favorite song. Make sure you relate it to your essay.

  7. Interjection • Interjections express emotions. Examples are Aha!, Stop!, Ugh!, Help!, Well!, YOW! • Stop! Think for a minute of a world without rules.

  8. Startling Statistic • Statistics show relationships with numbers. Find a surprising statistic involving your topic. • From July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, there were 31 school-associated violent deaths in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. --National Center for Education Statistics

  9. Dialogue • Dialogue features two or more people talking. “Hey Will, let’s blow up a desk in science today with these firecrackers. It’ll be sick,” said Lance greeting his best friend outside school. “What? Are you crazy?” Will answers, shocked that Lance is plotting something so dangerous.

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