English 12 Grabbers/ Hooks

Begin your paragraph/essay, you can start with a TS.

You can also start by easing into the topic- subtle, sophisticated writing, icing on the cupcake

Grabber / Hook - grabs your reader's attention, makes your reader interested

Creative grabber - hard to do, pressure in a test


7 ideas for Grabbers/Hooks for your writing

1. General to specific statement
Everybody wants to fit in, but sometimes we have to follow out own path.
TS
"...it is more important to do your own thing than to follow the crowd."

FUNNEL - starts wide, gets narrow (focussed)

2. Fact or statistic
-statement of truth
- 4/5, 30%

95% of all people wish they could be freer than they are.
One of the major regrets of dying people is that they didn't follow their own dreams enough.
TS
"...it is more important to do your own thing than to follow the crowd."

3. Anecdote -short personal story (1-2 sentences) that relates to the writing prompt.
"When I was a kid, I always followed my friends, but when I grew up, I started to follow my own interests."
TS
"...it is more important to do your own thing than to follow the crowd."

Personal - endearing to the reader, helps the reader feel connected to you


4. Historical information, relevant
if you know about history

5. Question?
Ask a question.

6. Adage, idiom, expression - any language
saying in a language
In my mother tongue, we say "Seagulls are like gods of the sky."

In Chinese, we say "Women hold up half the sky."

7. Famous quotation from a famous person
A quotation from a person.


7 "go-to" ways to write a grabber/hook

          1. General to specific

          2. Fact or statistic

          3. Anecdote

          4. Historical

          5. Question?

          6. Adage, idiom, expression

          7. Famous quotation from famous           

              person

ADVISE - Write your grabber last. Icing on the cupcake.

Write a grabber for your paragraph.

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