Hook Sentence

Introducing your persuasive essay, Hook Your Audience. There are many different types of leads or hooks that you can use to begin your persuasive essay. A good introduction, remember, has a few functions, including grabbing the reader's attention, introducing the topic and your position, and previewing the main points of your essay. Let's look at a few examples of ways to hook a reader. A news lead sounds like a newspaper article because you simply state the facts who, what, where, how, and why. An anecdote or short story tells the story of a real person directly impacted by the topic of your essay, like a child soldier or a child slave in the tobacco fields. A question can get the reader thinking about your topic. Reader Identification is another kind of hook that shows the reader how the story relates to them. A shocking fact or statistic can surprise a reader and make him or her want to read more. Guided imagery is where you use your best descriptive five senses skills and transport the reader into the world that you were describing. Dialog allows the story to unfold through conversation of main characters. Remember, whatever hook or lead idea you use, it should be something new and not a cliche or overused expression. Be bold and make a statement to get your reader to feel emotion or be shocked into wanting to learn more.