English 11 Ideas for grabbers/ hooks for essays

Grabber- don't panic!
Grabbers have to be creative, grab the readers' interest.
1. general to specific statement
funnel
General comments- focusses in on one topic stated in the Thesis statement

thesis (ancient Greek)= idea

2. anecdote- a short interesting story, personal
on-topic

3. statistic or fact
numbers 40%, 20%
one in five, seven out of ten men

78% of all statistics are made up.
10% of all dogs speak French.


fact- dark chocolate is good for you
Thesis statement- difficult to make food choices


4. historical reference, background

5. quotation by a famous person
quotation by a regular person

6. question?
Turn your thesis statement into a question.
Your thesis statement will be the answer.

7. Idiom in any language (English, your mother tongue)


My advice: Write the grabber last.


DON'T PANIC!!!