Informational Essays

Question 1

What is a hook?

Answer 1

A sentence or group of sentences that appear in the introductory paragraph before the thesis sentence.

Question 2

What is the max length of a hook?

Answer 2

4 sentences

Question 3

What does a hook do?

Answer 3

Grabs the reader’s attention

Question 4

What are the 5 approved hooks?

Answer 4

Quote
Lively description
Interesting fact
Anecdote
Teaser

Question 5

What is the quote hook?

Answer 5

Exact words someone related to the idea said; they should be someone prominent/important

Question 6

What is the difference between a quote and dialogue?

Answer 6

Dialogue is back and forth, a quote is a meaningful statement

Question 7

What is the lively description hook?

Answer 7

Descriptive words to give the reader a clear picture of what will come later in the piece

Question 8

How do you add a LD hook?

Answer 8

• Taking one P, P, T in your essay and describing every detail of the P, P, T
• Use your senses
• Use metaphors and similes
• Make your reader feel as if they are inside your head picturing what you’re writing

Question 9

What is the teaser hook?

Answer 9

Tease readers into wondering what has happened or what will happen

Question 10

What should you not do in your teaser hook?

Answer 10

Use the question “What do you think will happen next?”

Question 11

What is the interesting fact hook?

Answer 11

Often wow the reader with new and interesting information

Question 12

What should you make sure when using the interesting fact hook?

Answer 12

• That your fact is true
• Can be substantiated
• Has a true relevance to your writing piece
• Is truly unusual and probably not known

Question 13

What is the anecdote hook?

Answer 13

A short story that is related to the topic that you will be discussing in your paper

Question 14

What should you do in your anecdote hook?

Answer 14

Make sure your story is short, sweet, and related to the topic

Question 15

What does the intro paragraph contain?

Answer 15

Hook
Bridge/transition sentences
Thesis statement

Question 16

What do the bridge sentences do?

Answer 16

Help to smoothly transition from the hook to the thesis statement

Question 17

What does the thesis statement do?

Answer 17

Tells what the entire paper is about

Question 18

What should the thesis statement have/be?

Answer 18

• Should be the last sentence in the introductory paragraph
• Should be one clearly worded sentence
• Should be reinforced THROUGHOUT your essay
• Should list the reasons/examples that are coming in your body paragraphs

Question 19

Main idea/opinion + idea + idea+ idea = ???

Answer 19

Thesis

Question 20

What should the concluding paragraph have?

Answer 20

• Restate the thesis statement in a different way
• So what? Who cares? Include 1-2 sentences that tell the reader why your topic is so special
• End with a tie-in to something specific that was mentioned in the introductory paragraph