Hook hook What is a hook in writing? An essay hook is the first one or two sentences of your essay. It serves as an introduction and works to grab the reader's attention.The first couple sentences will help your reader decide whether they want to continue reading your essay or not
1 01 02 03 04 ole proprietorship Partnership management Corporation Hook What is a hook in writing? An essay hook is the first one or two sentences of your essay. It serves as an introduction and works to grab the reader’s attention. The first couple sentences will help your reader decide whether they want to continue reading your essay or not
How to Write a Hook What type of essay are you writing? What type of writing style and tone will you need to use? Who is your intended audience? What kind of structure do you need to establish?
2 01 02 03 04 ole proprietorship Partnership management Corporation What type of essay are you writing? • What type of writing style and tone will you need to use? • Who is your intended audience? • What kind of structure do you need to establish? How to Write a Hook
h、图浮学作 actical English Writing CHOOL OF FOR GN LANG Getting attention and interest Relate the topic to the audience State the importance of your topic Startle the audience Arouse the curiosity of the audience Question the audience Begin with a quotation Tell a story
Practical English Writing Relate the topic to the audience State the importance of your topic Startle the audience Arouse the curiosity of the audience Question the audience Begin with a quotation Tell a story
h、国浮学握 Practical English Writing CHOOL OF FORE GN LANG Relate the topic to the audience Example 1: Today I am going to talk about collecting postcards-a hobby that is both fascinating and financially rewarding.I would like to explain the basic kinds of collectible postcards,why they are so valuable,and how collectors buy and sell cards
Practical English Writing Example 1: Today I am going to talk about collecting postcards-a hobby that is both fascinating and financially rewarding. I would like to explain the basic kinds of collectible postcards, why they are so valuable, and how collectors buy and sell cards
Practical English Writing h国浮学指 Example 2 It's Saturday morning,and you are helping clean out your grandmother's attic.After working a while,you stumble upon a trunk,open it,and discover inside hundreds of old postcards. Thinking about getting to the football game on time,you start tossing the cards into the trash can.Congratulations!You have just thrown away a year's tuition
Practical English Writing ⚫ It’s Saturday morning, and you are helping clean out your grandmother’s attic. After working a while, you stumble upon a trunk, open it, and discover inside hundreds of old postcards. Thinking about getting to the football game on time, you start tossing the cards into the trash can. Congratulations! You have just thrown away a year’s tuition
Practical English Writing h国浮学握 State the importance of your topic More than 17,000 everyday-more than half a million every month.And adolescents in our country suffer the highest rates of murder and suicide among the 26 wealthiest nations
Practical English Writing More than 17,000 everyday-more than half a million every month.And adolescents in our country suffer the highest rates of murder and suicide among the 26 wealthiest nations
Practical English Writing h国浮学握 Startle the audience Example:Take a moment and think of the three women closest to you.Who comes to mind?Your mother?Your sister?Your girlfriend?Your wife?Your best friend?Now guess which one will be sexually assaulted during her lifetime.It's not a pleasant thought,but according to the U.S. Department of Justice,one of every three women will be sexually assaulted sometime during her life
Practical English Writing Example: Take a moment and think of the three women closest to you. Who comes to mind? Your mother? Your sister? Your girlfriend? Your wife? Your best friend? Now guess which one will be sexually assaulted during her lifetime. It’s not a pleasant thought, but according to the U.S. Department of Justice, one of every three women will be sexually assaulted sometime during her life
Practical English Writing h国浮学作 SCHOOL OFFOREION LANGIA Arouse the curiosity of the audience Each of us has a gift.What kind of gift is it?It's not a Christmas gift or a birthday gift.It's not some special talent or skill.It's a gift that could save a life-maybe more than one.If you decide to give it,you lose nothing. Some people bury their gift.Others burn it.All but one of you who completed my questionnaire would gladly receive the gift,but only 20 percent of you have decided to give it.This gift is the donation of your vital organs when you die
Practical English Writing Each of us has a gift. What kind of gift is it? It’s not a Christmas gift or a birthday gift. It’s not some special talent or skill. It’s a gift that could save a life-maybe more than one. If you decide to give it, you lose nothing. Some people bury their gift. Others burn it. All but one of you who completed my questionnaire would gladly receive the gift, but only 20 percent of you have decided to give it. This gift is the donation of your vital organs when you die
Practical English Writing h国浮学握 Question the audience How would you respond if a loved one was the victim of terrorism? Do you know how many small businesses are started each year in the United States?
Practical English Writing How would you respond if a loved one was the victim of terrorism? Do you know how many small businesses are started each year in the United States?
Practical English Writing 外国浮学指 SCHOOL OF FOREION LANGIA Tell a story Example:I can visualize the scene again and again: 11:30 p.m.,Saturday night,the 15th of August, 1992,Bombay International Airport,India.I was leaving home for the University of Richmond.And as I said final goodbye to my parents,my family, and my friends,and as I saw hope,expectation, even a tinge of sadness,in their eyes,and as I stepped aboard the Boeing 747 in front,I knew my life had changed forever
Practical English Writing Example: I can visualize the scene again and again: 11:30 p.m., Saturday night, the 15th of August, 1992, Bombay International Airport, India. I was leaving home for the University of Richmond. And as I said final goodbye to my parents, my family, and my friends; and as I saw hope, expectation, even a tinge of sadness, in their eyes, and as I stepped aboard the Boeing 747 in front, I knew my life had changed forever