Writing Hooks for Introductory Paragraphs ~ Middle School ELA

Use this awesome resource to teach seven different types of grabbers or leads for introductions. The PowerPoint gives step-by-step directions for writing each type and provides samples! There are activity pages that you can print as handouts or that you can use in Google Slides so that students can follow along and practice writing the grabbers that are explained. The following types of grabbers are covered in this resource:

figurative language grabbers

riddle grabbers

imagine statement grabbers

famous quote or song lyric grabbers

three questions in a row grabber

startling fact grabber

definition grabber

In this zip file, you will have the PowerPoint, printable activity pages that accompany the PowerPoint, and a link to the activity pages in Google Slide format.

This is an awesome teaching tool! Our students did so well learning to write grabbers with the help of this PowerPoint. Buy it once, and use it for years to come!