How to WRITE A HOOK for Your Essay: Easy Essay INTRODUCTION TIPS

Published 2020-10-04
I'm an ESL writing teacher, and in this lesson, I teach you 6 easy ways to write a hook: how to write a hook for your essay. (English writing essay lesson / ESL writing lesson intermediate to advanced / essay introduction tips)

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COMMENT: What's your favorite way to make a hook?

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Correction: When you use the word "like" to compare two things, as in my example "Life is like a box of chocolates," it's called a simile. Similes are a type of metaphor. Your English teacher would want you to know that difference! :)

Easy Essay Introduction Tips:
0:00 How to write a hook
0:50 What is a hook?
1:20 Why is a hook important?
2:20 Question Hook
5:15 Tell a Story
6:25 Shocking Statistic
7:10 A Quote
8:15 A Simile or Metaphor
9:15 An Unexpected Statement
10:05 Practice writing hooks with Me!
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All Comments (21)
  • Hi everyone! Please don't forget to like, subscribe, or share -- I really appreciate your support! 🙏 Join my list to get emails from me: bit.ly/3QzoGgI Find my videos helpful? 😃 You can buy me a coffee to show your support here: ko-fi.com/learnacademicenglish Would you like to join my new community of English learners or my Writing Academy? Stay tuned for details coming very soon! 😃 👍 WHAT TO WATCH NEXT: How to Add Citations to Avoid Plagiarism (in MLA and APA Style): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_8x9Ot7E1Y&list=PLTaPDxv5nudk2w9s_xU4zrbQ3NJuiaMh3&index=7&t=29s English WRITING Lessons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaPDxv5nudk2w9s_xU4zrb… English SENTENCES Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaPDxv5nudkueBaTBejyvP… How to Write RESEARCH QUESTIONS: https://youtu.be/yxCd8WmUPvg My book recommendations for English learners: amzn.to/3xg7zXD 😊 Thanks for watching! See you again
  • Hi Jenna! Your lesson was beautifully delivered because the concept of hook simply as cleared as clean water. Thanks & regards.
  • @leokangwa9422
    Thank you for these great insights, so much helpful!
  • @nesa558
    Hello lady , this was the best video I've ever seen about writing an essay . You explained it all so good and I loved it very much 😍 I had problem with the Hook part before but I learned a lot from this video 💙 thanks for this amazing video 🙏🏻✨
  • @nanhdao
    Thank you for the helpful video !!
  • @himajareddy3196
    Great class! These examples are really great and made me understand easily. Thank you very much!! Ma'am this video helped me out in thinking of writing an amazing hook to attract readers.
  • @MosesNdebesa
    Thank you, professor. I have gained a lot from your lesson. However, on the part of a metaphor, you used "like" as if it is a simile. Overall, I found this very educative. Thank you once again.
  • @baohuynh2611
    Your videos help me much in both academic reading and writing. I’m so interested in your videos. Thank you Professor ❤️
  • Thank you for your teaching. I appreciate your clarification. I gain many things from the essay introduction. You are a passionate teacher.
  • @claudiah5914
    This is very helpful for me (who hasn't written an essay in over 15 years) however I need to re-train myself how to write academic essay's, and my professor said "and essay is not a story" ??? So now I am really confused, and you mentioned a better hook would be to tell a story :/
  • @rasheady
    Hello Professor, thank you for another great topic.
  • @magicjr25
    I showed this to my son for his essay homework. Very easy to understand . Thank you from South Korea :-)
  • @pixigfx1477
    Thanks ma'am, I really learned so much from this video:)