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Writing Hooks
Poems, Plays, Prose
Poems, plays, prose
Comparing points of view
Comparing accounts of the same topic
100
main character is DOING SOMETHING interesting and relevant in the story
action
100
describes feelings and ideas or tells stories using rhythm and rhyme
poems
100
mostly dialogue, stage directions, descriptions
plays
100
I, my, me
first person
100
a person's description of an event because they were there
first-hand account
200
what your main character SAYS
dialogue
200
tells a story through dialogue and actions performed by actors
play
200
paragraphs, dialogue, chapters
prose
200
he, his, him, she, hers
third person
200
someone that knows about an event or action because others tell them
second-hand account
300
shows what the main character is THINKING or ASKS A QUESTION (two parts)
thought/question
300
tells a story through a narrator who describes events
prose
300
rhyming words, stanzas, verses/lines
poems
300
"I asked my Grandma when she could come visit me"
first person
300
memoir, journal, diary, auto-biography
firsthand account
400
something the reader HEARS to grab their attention
sound
400
"He felt a sudden warmth on his shirt, then looked into the mirror to see a gigantic wet spot on his clothes.  His son peed all over him!"
third person
400
"I looked out over the open water, horrified, to see people screaming, water splashing, and death close upon them as they began to freeze and drown."
first hand account