Hook

 or  Thesis  –  Answer  Key  

 
Number Hook or Thesis Example
General Patton once said, “If a man does his best,
1 Hook
what else is there?”
2 Thesis Students should wear uniforms to school.
3 Thesis Romeo is a good example of a tragic hero.
Have you ever wondered what you would do if you
4 Hook
couldn’t fail?
China is going to spend $850 billion to clean up its
5 Hook
water supply over the next decade.
The high rate of poverty in America is the country’s
6 Hook
elephant in the room.
Guns should not be permitted on college campuses
7 Thesis due to the increased likelihood of violence and
criminal activity.
With the cost of living continually rising, minimum
8 Thesis
wage must be raised to help workers out of poverty.
Ancient Egyptians used heavy eye makeup to keep
9 Hook evil spirits at bay and to protect their eyes from
infection.
A cockroach can carry more than 40 different
10 Hook
pathogens that could spread to humans.
At the supermarket where I work as a cashier, I
11 Hook classify my customers according to how they relate
to me.
12 Thesis Our school should have vending machines
Even though murder is an awful crime, the death
13 Thesis
penalty is never an appropriate answer.
“Have you ever stayed up all night to study for
14 Hook an exam, only to sleep through your exam the
next morning?”
Every person should keep healthy snacks in their
15 Thesis
house.
How can High School students start a television
16 Hook
show?
Service animals are an important tool for disabled
17 Thesis
Americans.
If everyone had access to free dental care, health
18 Thesis
care costs would go down.
 
 
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Thesis  or  Hook  –  QR  Code  Scanner  Activity     Name_________________________  
 
Directions:  Use  your  QR  scanner  on  each  of  the  codes.    Then  determine  whether  or  
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Part  II  
 
Directions:  Write  out  your  own  hook  and  a  thesis  
 
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