1. Hooks How do I start my memoir?

2. Different Types of Hooks 0 INTRIGUING STATEMENT- DRAMATIC LEAD Example: I wouldn’t make it through the night without it. 0 JUMP- STARTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCENE Example: I was sure we’d find the blanket ripped and dirty. 0 METAPHOR/SIMILE-MAKE A VISUAL COMPARISON OF TWO UNLIKE THINGS Example: My life that year was a rollercoaster

3. 0 DILEMMA- DRAMATIC LEAD: Character has to make a choice Example: I couldn’t find my shoe anywhere! I couldn’t go on stage without that shoe! 0 QUOTATION- GUIDING, MEMORABLE PHRASE Example: Before I went to sleep each night, my father always whispered, “Sweet dreams, Sweetpea.” 0 DIALOGUE- SPEAKING IN A SPECIFIC SITUATION Example: “How could you do this to me?” she shrieked.

4. Examples 0 “How come Jenny gets to do it?” my little sister seems to say more than anything else. 0 The minute I crossed the finish line I knew this was for me. 0 The damp rain, the blazing sun, the cool days, and the freezing ice cold. When would you rather run? 0 If someone walked in the door wearing an Abercrombie shirt, designer jeans, and Sperry Topsiders, my initial reaction would be, “I like her even though I know nothing about her.” 0 Sweat, blood, torn up fingers, chalk in the lungs. Who wouldn’t want to climb?

5. Check your hook with these questions: 0 Does my lead fit with the purpose of my memoir? 0 Does my lead give the reader a clue of the importance of this subject to

6. YOUR TASK 0 Sort the pile of hooks into six different categories

7. YOUR TASK 0 Write THREE different possible hook paragraph for your memoir using THREE DIFFERENT styles (dialogue, quotation, intriguing statement, metaphor/simile, jump, dilemma) 0 TOMORROW we will pass and give you feedback on which we think would be the most effective