Writing Engaging Essay Introductions: Understanding the Power of Essay Hooks, Lecture notes of Technical English

Download Writing Engaging Essay Introductions: Understanding the Power of Essay Hooks and more Lecture notes Technical English in PDF only on Docsity! IMKDOK YOUR INIEAIDIEIRS te, Writing Hooks   When you are asked to write an essay that works, it doesn’t mean it should be boring and too formal to express your thoughts and creative nature. Every author and storyteller will agree with the fact, that you should write for the audience first of all. What does it mean? It means that your task is to grab their attention and make them want to read your essay until the very end. That’s the reason why essay hooks exist. An essay hook is the first one-two sentences of your essay, its introductory part, which serves to grab a reader’s attention and let him decide whether he wants to continue reading this essay or not. Essay hooks may be not easy to write, especially when you do not have a clear picture of your essay yet. So, the first and very important aspect of writing a good essay is first the creation of a thesis THEN think of overall presentation of your work, its type, writing style, and structure in order to understand what types of hooks for essays will perfectly fit your paper. Essay Hook Ideas and Examples The dilemma Imagine being a surfer. Some days the swells are great and other days you cannot even get in the water. This dilemma led to the invention of skateboarding. The startling fact There are over 7 billion people living on this planet. Intriguing statement It is said that “many people recognize differences in others, some people understand differences in others, and few people appreciate differences in others.” Metaphor/or simile Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. This simile is much like the creation of the Twix candy bar when inventor ______________ accidentally created the tasty treat. Quotation Maya Angelou once said that “people will forget what you said, people will forget what you do, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”