1. WRITING AN INTRODUCTION

2. HOOK STRATEGIES

3. ANTZ TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/embed/6kqGO1c70ak

4. A HOOK SHOULD... Introduce the topic of your essay without mentioning the piece of literature your essay is about—that comes later. Excite the reader. Encourage the reader to keep reading.

5. 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.

6. DEFINITION According to Webster’s Dictionary, “freedom is the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in action or choice.”

7. QUOTATION (NOT FROM THE PIECE OF LITERATURE YOU’RE WRITING ABOUT) In a 1925 address at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Charles Evans Hughes said, “When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.”

8. 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.

9. A (VERY) SHORT INTRODUCTION 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. As seen in nature and the movie Antz, freedom is not just about doing whatever you want, it is about making choices that support you and those around you. Notice there are three parts: -The hook -Connecting sentence(s) or phrase -The thesis statement

10. EXAMPLE FROM “THANK YOU, MA’AM” Jesse Jackson, a politician and civil rights activist, has said, “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.” When a person chooses to help someone up, instead of keeping him down and judging him, she can have a profoundly positive impact on that person’s life. In “Thank You, Ma’am,” by Langston Hughes, Roger transforms from a self-centered boy to a young man with integrity because one woman showed him kindness and forgiveness. Hook Transition sentence(s) or phrase Thesis

11. YOUR TURN! Using your work from 1 st block, write a sample hook with your desk partner. Practice using one of these hook styles: simile or metaphor, definition, quotation, or interesting fact.

12. POSSIBLE HOOK TOPICS FOR YOUR ESSAY Let’s brainstorm together! Record our list in your notes.