Teaching Hooks

1. Make a list of everything you know about this
character. Shh! Keep your list top secret.

2. Hooks
Are we talking about fishing hooks?

3. We are talking about hooks you can use
to make the beginning of your story or
essay amazing!

4. Are you ready to learn about
hooks?
• QUESTION
• ONOMATOPOEIA
• INTERJECTION
• INTERESTING FACT

5. Question
When writing a question, try to create a
picture in the reader’s mind. Use the
words who, what, when, where, why, is,
how, or are at the beginning of the
sentence.

6. Question
Where in the Pacific Ocean can you find
a delicious Krabby Patty to eat, live in a
pineapple, and drive in an underwater
boat? Bikini Bottom, of course!

7. Question
Who looks like a kitchen sponge but lives
in the sea? You guessed it. SpongeBob
SquarePants!

8. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a word that
makes sounds. Those can
be animal sounds, car
sounds, or any other sound.
Examples include: Bang!
Woof! or Cock-a-doodle-doo!

9. EIA
PO
TO
MA
ONO
"Meooowww!" said Gary,
SpongeBob's pet snail.

10. EIA
PO
TO
MA
ONO
Boom! Pow! Kazam! Whoosh! I
could watch SpongeBob blow
bubbles all day.

11. Interjection
Interjections express emotions.
Examples are Aha!, Stop!, Ugh!,
Help!, Well!, YOW!, Brrrr!,
Yummy!

12. ION
CT
JE
ER
INT
"Noooo!" Don't touch the TV, I am
watching my favorite show,
Spongebob Square pants.

13. ION
E CT
E RJ
INT
Help! Mr. Crabby there’s an urchin
in the kitchen.

14. Interesting Fact
Interesting facts tell
something fascinating about
your topic.

15. ac t
gF
re stin
Inte
Over 1 million adults and children
worldwide tune in to watch the TV
show, Spongebob Squarepants on
a weekly basis.

16. F ac t
ting
r es
Int e
SpongeBob was created by Steve
Hillenburg, a former marine biologist
and science teacher who went to art
school to study cartooning. Like
SpongeBob, Hillenburg once worked as
a fry cook at a seafood restaurant.

17. What have you learned about
Hooks?

18. Don’t forget your hook the
next time your teacher gives
you a writing assignment!