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Strong LeadsEQ: Why do writers use strong leads?
ObjectivesStudents will:• Identify effective hooks in literature and analyze what makes them effective• Write several effective hooks of their own using the strategies they have identified
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As writers, you should want someone to “open” your writing. You can do
this by writing strong leads.
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What is a lead?
The lead is the beginning or introduction to your story. It gives the reader a preview of what your story will be about.
Why is a powerful lead so important?
A lead is what draws the reader into your story. A good lead hooks readers from the beginning and makes them excited to continue reading.
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Let’s take a look at some leads. Be ready to discuss whether the author "hooked" you as a reader.
“His mother was ugly, his father was ugly, but Shrek was uglier than the two of them put together.”
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“The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world.”
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“When I left my office that beautiful spring
day, I had no idea what was in store for
me.”
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Pssssssst!
Yo!
Down here... under the bed.
It's me,
the Bogeyman."
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"The truth must be told to kids! For too long, for centuries in fact, it's been coveredover, hidden, impossible to find. A conspiracy, an organized silence by generations ofgrownups, has kept the truth frommillions of children throughout history."
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"One day I got in the car. I was going to the store to buy something."
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"Something TERRIBLEhappens everyTuesday night. It'snot the pork chopsor the mashedpotatoes. It allstarts when I'mforced to eat..."
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“When I was nineor ten years oldI couldn't waitfor Saturday."
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Why should you write a good lead?
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Rewrite paragraph to make the sentences open in ways that are more likely to grab the reader’s attention.
Find a narrative in your Writer’s Notebook that you can improve by beginning sentences in audience-grabbing ways.
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Using a Varietyof Leads in
Narrative Writing
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Types of Leads FoldableTalking Lead
Begins with dialogue
Sound Effect Lead
Begins with sound
Snapshot Lead
Begins with author “painting a picture”
Action Lead
Begins with action or an event
Question Lead
Begins by asking an interesting quest-Ion
Flashback Lead
Takes the reader back to a specific event in the past.
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FISHING FOR READERSWITH HOOKS
Activity
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HOOK HUNT
List the top three hooks that you and your partner chose. Then, circle the hook that you think was the best. Be sure to give a reason for each hook that you chose.