Lets look at a couple of reallife examples that illustrate the difference between hook and theme. These include hardships that need to be overcome or the biggest struggle problem for the main character. A literary quote hook applies when you are dealing with a certain story, book, author or a phenomenon. A book talk is a short presentation about a book with the goal of convincing other people to read it. How to give a booktalk walton county school district. After youve written the book, your book hook will help you sell it to editors, agents, booksellers, bloggers, and the rest of your adoring public. As you consider places to find good hook examples consider ways one is created and which sources likely provide content you can use to assist in the writing process. Start studying 14 types of hook sentences with examples.
If the opening lines are dull, a reader will unlikely keep reading the rest. Never talk a book you havent read or at least skimmed. Dec 23, 2017 many strong writers wait to write the hook last, as this helps guide the direction of the introduction. Nov 09, 2010 a hook can make your good book a great one by building elements into your theme that are meaningful to you and you alone, but appealing to readers interested in your topic.
Study 14 terms 14 types of hook sentences with examples. I like this description because it shows the passion a hook should have to make an agent sit up and say, ooh. Book talk presentation fort thomas independent schools. At the heart of every successful memoir is whats known in publishing as the hook or that certain something that makes a book marketable. You need to include the three key elements of a booktalk.
Using story plots to support childrens storytelling learn how teaching children about story plot patterns can make storytelling easier for them. Write a booktalk for your book and present it to the class. She travels to three distinctly different locales to. If you want to sell your book and i know you do, you need to have a phenomenal book hook.
It made me feel happy because he was able to stop the bullies from ruling the school. The hook those critical initial sentences of a query letter from an author, or the opening of the book proposal itself are the first and most important words that agents and acquiring editors read. And, its more persuasive than expositorythink sales and marketing. Prepare for the oral book talk using the script as a talking points guide. Using story plots to support childrens storytelling book. Make sure to also give the title and author of the book. Consider drafting a few sample hooks and then choose the best. The more precise your examples are, the more powerful your book description will be. Beyond the grave by jude watson the 39 clues book 5. How to write a book description that sells with examples. Summary in a paragraph or two, summarize the plot of the book.
Books written as screenplays, scrapbooks, diaries, and emails have a builtin hook. They write that the goal for intermediate readers is for them to begin to depend on one another for book recommendations and not the teacher. Oct 29, 2017 the first two videos demonstrate behaviors that should not be included in a book talk while the last video gives an example of a good book talk. Cover only five to eight books in each booktalk session. In their very helpful book, transforming literacy teaching in the era of higher standards, karen biggstucker and brian tucker talk about the importance of booktalks to build a reading community. End each booktalk with a hook, hold up and display the book, and announce the title and author. The maze of bones by rick riordan the 39 clues book 2. Your job is to persuade someone to read the book you are talking about. She travels to three distinctly different locales to immerse herself in these pursuits. Your hook is the element that is unique to your story. The first two videos demonstrate behaviors that should not be included in a book talk while the last video gives an example of a good book talk. It should come at the beginning of your talk, where it can do the most good. When it happens, its a rush, a little like falling in love. Jul 02, 2018 a book talk is a short presentation about a book with the goal of convincing other people to read it.
Nov 09, 2010 lets look at a couple of reallife examples that illustrate the difference between hook and theme. Prepare the book talk script when the book has been read and the notes have been completed. You want your book description to be persuasive, and giving specific examples is the best way to achieve such an effect. How to write a hook and grab readers attention a research. Booktalks, book trailers, and book teasers scholastic. Jul 23, 2018 a book report is meant to discuss the contents of the book at hand, and your introductory paragraph should give a little overview. You can look just about anywhere for examples of a great hook. Hooks are memorable, compelling and sometimes controversial. The hook those critical initial sentences of a query letter from an author, or the opening of the book proposal itself are the first and most important words that agents and acquiring editors read hooks that capture and delight us. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The best essay will be the one that involves revision and updatingkeep trying new hooks until you find the perfect, most intriguing, hook of them all. The book description is the pitch to the reader about why they should buy your book. After a painful divorce, the author sets out to devote one year to pleasure, prayer and love. He handles all the bullies well and tries to stop them. On the day of your talk, you may bring note cards, your script, or anything else you may need in order to give your talk. Magnificent picture books for mothers day a collection of delightful picture books that celebrate the precious love between a mother and child. Read a quote from the book, ask a question of your audience, introduce the main character, vividly set the scene, or do a combination of a few of these techniques. Ironically, the book can be an awesome piece of writing. What is a book talk your guide to making them work in. A hook or grabber is the part of your presentation that compels an audience to sit up and pay attention. Quotation general patton once said, if a man does his best, what else is there. Chet gecko has lots of friends but there are many bullies at his school. It also made me feel happy that northwood elementary.
This helps you as the author to establish your authority. Recommendation i recommend this book because it is very funny and mysterious. Think about a news article, blog post, or beginning of a book chapter. There are so many examples of how book descriptions lead to huge changes in sales. This isnt the place to delve into details, but draw off your hook to share a little more information that is crucial to the storyline. These collections are carefully curated to include the types of books every teacher needs as part of a classroom library to nurture the reading development of students in hisher specific grade. Sep 12, 2018 how to write a book blurb in 4 steps the opening of your blurb has to be incredibly precise and dynamic, says editor rebecca heyman for a lot of firsttime authors, i think theres an instinct to make sure readers understand everything that happened in the books universe before the beginning of the actual story. In their book write the perfect book proposal, jeff herman and deborah levine herman define the hook this way. The title, author, and genre mystery, adventure, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, biography, etc. In general, booktalks should be no longer than 35 minutes, and it is a good idea to vary the length of booktalks throughout the session. If you want your audience to participate, ask them to. If you are going to booktalk a title in one minute you need to find a hook.
Youll know you gave a great book talk if someone else in the class decides to read your book. Writing a hook can mean 2 different things and will require 2 different methods. You may be trying to write a first line for your book that draws your reader into the story right away and encourages them to turn the page. The sword thief by peter lerangis the 39 clues book 4. Jan 17, 2010 i cant help smiling when i read a good hook.
See more ideas about writing, talk 4 writing and teaching writing. Apr 08, 2020 a book talk is a short 30 second 2 minute speech designed to encourage someone to read a book, giving an idea of plot, characters, or themes of the book, but, unlike a book report, does not summarize the whole plot or give away the ending or major plot points. Query letter hook what is a hook for a query letter and what are the best query letter hooks. On the other hand, quotes from famous people which include quotes from very influential and authoritative people can be used in any context as long as you are in a position to justify. The best way to learn how to write book hooks is to read them. Move around as you talk, act out specific actions, and use props where appropriate. Select a theme, such as family life, humor, or growing up, and talk about several books relating to that topic. The black circle by patrick carman the 39 clues book 6. Ask a question that could connect the book with other readers. A hook in the essay is a catchy sentence or paragraph in the introduction.
According to agentquery, the book hook is a concise, onesentence tagline for your book. It seems simple, but if you pose a question to the audience, even if you dont expect an answer, youll have people participating mentally. Or you may be creating a hook summary for a book to promote your book to a publisher or to readers. If someone is searching for a book or article to read, he or she will decide from the very beginning whether this work is worth attention. A short summary of the key parts of the book dont give it all away. Mar 23, 2017 prepare the book talk script when the book has been read and the notes have been completed. Guaranteed to make these titles fly off library shelves. What is a book talk your guide to making them work in the. A hook is the thing that is going to sell the book in about 60 seconds give or take.
When hillary clinton said we must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society, she highlighted one of the biggest issues in american politics. The purpose of a book talk is to convince someone to read a book. Start by presenting the hook or high point of the book. Read it aloud once or twice, or have young people read it. The hook book libraries offer the best 50, 100 or 200 titles for each grade across a wide range of reading levels. Oct 15, 20 my english teacher wanted to show us an example of a book talk please subscribe. Check out some student examples on my flipgrid mix. Mention the genre and evaluate the books originality. One false note by gordon korman the 39 clues book 3.
649 999 1018 723 947 318 1299 127 1197 461 137 41 1193 751 68 999 226 148 637 243 128 563 657 873 1437 589 240