Transcript Hook, Line, and Sinker - Bestofaplanguage's Blog

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By Jorge Calle
* In any writing form, be it essay, novel, nonfiction, a good introduction is key
* It is the writers chance to grab the audience
* Simple techniques help improve the impact of
your introduction
* One of these is the hook, line and sinker
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* An effective Hook is like the first line of a sales
pitch: the Hook should get your foot in the
reader's door.
* This is where you intrigue or “hook” the
reader. This can be with a quote, an interesting
sentence or a personal anecdote that is related
to your topic.
* This is important because it is the first
impression that the reader will have about your
essay.
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* A line, or hypothesis statement, is a simple
statement that gives the reader the writer's
viewpoint
* This is where you state your point of view and in a
way let the reader know what you are going to be
talking about.
* The most important part of the “line” is that it
states an opinion
* The whole point of the line is to give the reader a
chance to question and evaluate what is being said.
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* Give the reader a blueprint of what is to come.
* Here is where you state what your evidence
will be.
* The whole point of the sinker is to state your
main topics and give the reader a preview of
what he/she will be reading about.
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Based on this AP language and composition
question from 2005
(http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads
/ap/students/english/ap05_frq_english_lang.pdf
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Create a rough introduction paragraph using the
“ Hook, line, and sinker” technique.
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