Types of Hooks
Organization
Pot Pourri
Miscellaneous
Hodge Podge
100

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

question

100

When you arrange details according to location.

spatial/location organization

100

We NEVER end a paper this way.

... ...happily ever after ...the end ...I woke up and it was all a dream

100
To describe the layout of your home you would use this.
What is spatial organization?
100
Even in organization, my ideas should be _____ and _____.
What is "clear and focused"?
200

"Most people are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln

quote

200

Show how two things are alike or different.

comparison

200

This type of detail focuses on the author's past experiences.

memory details

200
To explain what happened to your plant on different days throughout a science experiment.
What is chronological organization?
200
The 2 jobs of the introduction.
What is hook the reader and state the main idea?
300

"Sarah, seriously, we shouldn't be in here," I said cautiously. "Come on, be a rebel!" Sarah responded.

dialogue

300

When you begin with a reason a problem started, and then tell what happened as result.

cause and effect

300

This type of detail focuses on the authors senses.

sensory details

300
Telling how two super heroes are similar or different.
What is comparison?
300
The job of the body of your essay?
What is provide details to support the main idea? (The meat of the message)
400

Almost two-thirds of American adults at some point in their life lived in a home with at least one gun.

fact

400

When you arrange details from most crucial to least crucial or opposite.

order of importance

400

This type of detail focuses on the author's thoughts or feelings about something.

reflective details

400
Showing your classmates how to make a PB & J>
What is step-by-step?
400
We help link ideas together and make the paper flow smoothly.
What are transition words?
500

A business blog is a magnet pulling clients to a company.

metaphor

500

When you start with a main idea, and then provide details to explain it.

main idea and support

500

Two non-lame ways to end a paper or story.

... humor a quote emotional a lesson a call to action a question

500
To inform your classmates of all of the reasons our school should recycle, especially to save our Earth.
What is order of importance?
500
The job of the conclusion.
What is to sum it all up and restate the main idea?
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