What connects a hook to the topic of an essay?

1) Hook: Description, illustration, narration or dialogue that pulls the reader into your paper topic. This should be interesting and specific. 2) Transition: Sentence that connects the hook with the thesis. 3) Thesis: Sentence (or two) that summarizes the overall main point of the paper.

How do you connect a hook to a thesis?

Put the quote between quotation marks. A few sentences that connect your hook to your thesis. The bridge should fill in background info and add detail for the reader…you are “bridging” the space between the hook(the opening sentence) and the thesis(what you are going to write about in the body paragraphs).

Is the thesis statement the hook?

The thesis is a sentence which tells readers what the point of your paper is. A hook is probably an attention catcher: the first sentence in your essay which should grab the attention of the reader. Do this by asking a question, using a strong statement, startling fact or statistic, or finding an appropriate quote.