Hooking the Reader

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Hooking the Reader
Anecdote
Three. Words. Only.
6 Ways of
Fact / Data
Use a Quote
Set the Scene Imagine Picture Visualize
Ask a Question ????????
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Quote It! (Dont forget the quotation,
punctuation, end quotation rule.) WHAT PHRASE IS
THIS GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER MOST FAMOUS FOR?
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E.Q. What are effective hooks to engage the
reader?

• ELACC8W1 Write arguments to support claims with
  clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• ELACC8S4 Engage effectively in a range of
  classroom discussions.
• Today I will identify and practice one way to
  hook the reader for various argumentative topics.

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I Have a DreamQuote IT
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Quote It Another way to Hook your reader.

• Open with a quotation that is well-known (but be
  sure to use the quotation rule).
• You can also use a quotation from someone that is
  not famous. It could be from a song, movie, or
  one of your own.

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Examples of Famous Quotes

• A penny saved is a penny earned.
• Benjamin Franklin
• All that glitters is not gold. Shakespeare
• Student Example
• John F. Kennedy once said, "Ask not what your
  country can
• do for you, ask what you can do for your
  country.
• My uncle always says, Dont just talk the talk,
  walk the walk.

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Fact /Data Another way to Hook your reader.

• Make a general statement about the topic. It
  sounds like you know what youre talking about.
  NO RESEARCH REQUIRED!
• The number of ________________ increases each
  decade.
• The rate of ________________ decreases
  each second.
• The reports of ________________ goes down each
  month.
• The amount of ________________ goes up each day.

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Teachers Model

• Question/Topic Should homework be banned?

Homework should NOT be banned.
Homework should be banned.
Homework should NOT be banned.
Students need to practice skills learned in class
so that they dont forget them.
Students need homework grades to help boost
possible low test/quiz grades.

• Quote It
• Momma always says, Practice makes perfect.
• Fact / Data
• The amount of homework students have to do goes
  up each day.
• The number of students that drop out of school
  increases each decade.
• .

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Independent Practice

• Topic Should students earn pay for good grades?
• Create a Monster
• Show Three Ways to Hook the Reader
• Set the Scene
• Three Words Only
• Question
• Anecdote
• Quote It
• Fact / Data

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Quiz Time!

• Clear your desk and prepare for our quiz!
• Youve Got This!

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Are you Hooked?Read the passage below.Would
this hook the reader? Why or why not?

• I remember walking into the cold, white room as
  the beeping of the machines echoed immensely in
  my head and I knew that noise would haunt me for
  the rest of my life. I walked in further to join
  my family that stood beside the bed. I hung my
  head in grief and my family made a hard decision.

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Activator Story Time

• Story Scrambler
• Spin the Wheel, and write a short story based on
  the topic given.
• I remember
• Years ago
• When I was younger
• 
  

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Anecdote Another way to Hook your reader.

• You can hook the reader by sharing a personal
  experience or story at the beginning of your
  essay. Remember- the readers doesnt know you.
  Make it up!
• Sentence Starters
• I remember
• When I was younger
• Years ago

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Teacher Model Do sports teach
life skills?

• I remember this day like it was yesterday. 10,
  9, 8, 7, 6 It was my first basketball game
• and I had the ball with the clock ticking away.
  My team depended on me to take the winning shot.
  I was full of nervous energy, but I didnt want
  to let them down. It took determination to
  succeed.

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Guided Practice

• Claim Freddy Krueger is the best movie villain.
• Use the following sentence starters
• Imagine not being able to close your eyes for
  even one second because every time you do you are
  haunted in your dreams.
• Picture a man in red and black with a burnt
  charred face and nails the size of bear claws.
• Visualize getting up every day and not knowing if
  you are really awake or still dreaming.
• Help me add an anecdote I remember,
• When I was younger Years ago

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Independent Practice

• Claim
• Choose 3 monsters from your Sourcebook.
• Create an I remember
• When I was younger
• Years ago
• Experts will blog it!

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Blog It!

• Lets read what the experts have said!

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Questions? 9-25-13

• Who is your favorite artist, player, musician or
  inspiration? If you could interview that person
  today, write 5 questions you would ask him?
• 
  

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E.Q. What are effective hooks to engage the
reader?

• ELACC8W1 Write arguments to support claims with
  clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• ELACC8S4 Engage effectively in a range of
  classroom discussions.
• Today I will identify and practice two ways to
  hook the reader for various argumentative topics.

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Activator 20 questions

• What is a topic that you know a lot about?
• 
  

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Three Words Only Another way to Hook your
reader.

• You simply list three words as standalone
  sentences.
• Each word must be capitalized.
• Each word has a period behind it.
• Examples
• No. No. No.
• Cars. Bikes. Trains.
• Unfair. Unfair. Unfair.

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Teachers Model

• Question/Topic Should homework be banned?

Homework should NOT be banned.
Homework should be banned.
Homework should NOT be banned.
Students need to practice skills learned in class
so that they dont forget them.
Students need homework grades to help boost
possible low test/quiz grades.

• Set the Scene
• Visualize homework papers floating down streets
  of every town in America.
• Imagine never having to make up another lame
  excuse for why you didnt do your homework.
• Picture how happy the world would be if we never
  had to do homework again.
• Ask a Question
• What if no child in America ever had homework?
• Three Words
• Practice. Practice. Practice. / Boring. Useless.
  Invalid.

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Guided Practice

• Claim Freddy Krueger is the best movie villain.
• Use the following sentence starters
• Imagine not being able to close your eyes for
  even one second because every time you do you are
  haunted in your dreams.
• Picture a man in red and black with a burnt
  charred face and nails the size of bear claws.
• Visualize getting up every day and not knowing if
  you are really awake or still dreaming.
• Help me add a question
• 3 Words

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Practice. Practice. Practice.

• Choose 2 Monsters from your Sourcebook.
• Create a question and 3 words hook for each
  monster.

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Should Guns Be Banned ?
1. View the video clip.
2. Make a monster to organize your ideas.
3. After your monster, -Set the scene write a
picture, visualize, imagine statement -Ask a
question, -3 words Only.

• Guns or NO Guns?

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Tag It!

• On the Chart Paper, select one of your hooks to
  write.

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Hook Me! 9/23/13

• How do you get someones attention if you dont
  know them? Give a specific example.

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Student Learning Maps

• Lets Map Our Weekly Learning.
• You will keep the learning map in your 3 prong
  folder and refer to it daily.

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Make your writing a page turner!

• The hook (1st line in the introduction)
• should grab your reader's
• attention to the point they dont want to let go.

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• Hook Me!
• When you are writing an essay, it is just as
  important as a movie trailer is to the success of
  the movie. You want to give a little bit of the
  content, but you really want them to buy the
  ticket.

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What is a hook?
Definition- (noun) A technique used to grab the
readers attention
Characteristics, First sentence(s) in the
introduction of a story, essay or even movie
Hook
Non-Examples I think. I am going to tell you
about In my opinion
Example Setting the Scene Question Anecdote Fact
/ Data
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What does it mean to engage?
Definition- (verb) To become involved in
(interact) with a person to take part in,
participate to gain the attention of
Characteristics atrtractive, attention-grabber,
listening, collaborating
Engage
Non-Examples Refusing to participate, unattractive
Example Window shopping at the mall Involved in
a discussion War He engaged her in
conversation. He started his story with an
engaging beginning.
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Setting the Scene!

• Create an imaginary scene or event for your
  reader to picture. It must be related to your
  topic.
• Use the following sentence starters
• Imagine
• Picture
• Visualize

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Guided Practice

• Claim Freddy Krueger is the best movie villain.
• Use the following sentence starters
• Imagine not being able to close your eyes for
  even one second because every time you do you are
  haunted in your dreams.
• Picture a man in red and black with a burnt
  charred face and nails the size of bear claws.
• Visualize getting up every day and not knowing if
  you are really awake or still dreaming.

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Teacher Model

• Topic Do fast food restaurants do more harm than
  good?
• Claim Fast food restaurants do more harm than
  good.
• Use the following sentence starters
• Imagine not being able to get out of bed because
  of arthritis, asthma and depression.
• Picture biting into a greasy burger and
  discovering something living inside of it.
• Visualize the weight of a six pound bowling ball
  crushing your heart every time you ate a burger
  from a fast food restaurant.

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Check for Understanding

• Topic Is Reading Necessary for Life?
• Claim
• Use the following sentence starters
• Imagine
• Picture
• Visualize

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HOOK Me

• Select 8 topics from the list. DO NOT WRITE ON
  IT! In your Sourcebook Title the page
• Setting the Scene Practice
• Choose 8 topics. For each topic write 3 sentences
  using the sentence starters below.
• Use the following sentence starters
• Imagine
• Picture
• Visualize