Cuyamaca College Creating the Hook Essay

Section one:

Part one: Create the following sentences required below and then put them together into your introduction paragraph.

A ] Creating the Hook

Create 4 different kinds of hooks about the subject of this introduction:

1. Write an interesting statistic/fact about this subject that most people do not know – quote your source

1. Write a famous quote which may apply to this subject – put the quote in quotation marks (author of quote)

1. Write an important question that we might ask about the topic.

1. Write a bit of wisdom / old saying you know that is suggested by this subject. It can come from the USA or your country.

Look at your 4 hooks and decide which one you like the best 🙂

B ] Background information:

1. Write a sentence that explains your favorite hook and relate it to the book, using author name and book title.

2. Write a sentence that introduces who the author of the book is – profession, life experiences that are important.

3. Write 3 sentences telling what the book is about. Define terms like conscious and unconscious decision making.

4. Write 3 sentences explaining why the book is important and why someone should read it.

C ] Make a thesis statement to include the following – [check out my introduction outline for examples ]

Topic: conscious/unconscious decision making

How we feel: people like one and dislike the other or people are often mistaken about what kind of thinking is most effective

How we write: conscious decision making, unconscious decision making, and my personal story

D] NOW: Put all those sentences together in paragraph form and write your introduction:

Section two:
Then: Part one: Create the following sentences required below and then put them together into your conclusion paragraph.

Part two: Once you have posted your answers, you will see your group mates. Reply with a minimum of 5 sentences to one person to help him / her improve their writing, ask a question and/or say what they did really well.

A] Write a college level transition and connect it to a restatement of your thesis in different words: DO NOT USE in conclusion, in summary, to conclude, in the end, etc…

B] Summary

Use a transition + Summarize the main ideas in first body paragraph in 2 sentences:

Use a transition + Summarize the main ideas in second body paragraph in 2 sentences:

Use a transition + Summarize the main ideas in third body paragraph in 2 sentences:

C] Create additional ending strategies [ 3 sentences]

Choose 2-3 of the following and then pick the ones you like best for your paragraph

1] Write a suggestion/advice you might make for the readers :

2] Come full circle & talk about your hook or title again and relate it to ideas in the book:

3] Make a prediction about what will happen if the reader follows unconscious thinking practices in his/her life.

4] Use a new quote, question, or anecdote relating to ideas in the book:

D] Put all of your sentences together in paragraph form to write your 10-12 sentence conclusion below. Remember the very last sentence to be a sentence in your own words – no quotes or questions.