hook & topic sentences(1)
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How to hook your reader?
Harpoons vs. Hooks
Hooks
Hey! Look at me!
Harpoons
Look at this!
Read on!
In this important essay...
This paper is about...
Possible Hooks
Start with a simile or metaphor
Searching for freedom is like looking for an oasis in the desert, it is a difficult journey, but the end result is rewarding and refreshing.
Possible Hooks
Begin with a definition
According to websters.com, freedom is "the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action."
Possible Hooks
Begin with a quotation
In a 1925 address at Faneuil Hall, in Boston, Massachusetts, Charles Evans Hughes said, "When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free."
Possible Hooks
Begin with an interesting fact
Today, in the United States, people of all types are still fighting to be free. Many are fighting for free speech, access to resources, and even the right to marry.
Possible Introduction
In a 1925 address at Faneuil Hall, in Boston, Massachusetts, Charles Evans Hughes said, "When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free." As seen in nature and in the movie Antz, freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you.
Possible Introduction
According to websters.com, freedom is "the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action." As seen in nature and in the movie Antz, freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you.
Possible Introduction...
Today, in the United States, people of all types are still fighting to be free. Many are fighting for free speech, access to resources, and even the right to marry. As seen in nature and in the movie Antz, freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you.
Topic Sentence 1
TS 1: Freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you.
Topic Sentence 2
TS 2: Many examples in nature demonstrate that freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you.
Topic Sentence 3
TS 3: The movie Antz demonstrates that freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you.
For the Math-Minded...
Thesis: As seen in nature and in the movie Antz, freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you.
Thesis: Freedom is about X, Y, and Z.TS 1: Freedom is about X.TS 2: Freedom is about Y.TS 3: Freedom is about Z.