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Worksheet 1 (E) - Narrative Hooks

The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead. All around him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat. He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another.

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Worksheet 1 (E) - Narrative Hooks

The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead. All around him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat. He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another.

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Worksheet 1 (E): narrative hooks

This is a narrative hook from a well-known novel. Use the prompts to analyze why
this is an effective opening to a story.
The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick
his way towards the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it
now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead.
All around him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat. He was
clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red
and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another.

What genre do you think this book is?


…………action adventure ………………

Write down the evidence from the text that makes you think this and justify your choices.
……- The long scar

- Clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks

- He had taken off his school sweater and trailed it from 1 hand

- ……pick his way towards the lagoon

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Identify the features listed below in the narrative hook

First person narrative. Unusual imagery. Figurative language. Third person narrative.
Dialogue. Setting. Introduction to character(s). Humor. Reported speech. Introduction
to themes. Sense of danger. Supernatural elements. Flashback. Tension.
Choose three of the features you have identified that you think will make a reader want to
read more of the story.
1. ………………………Sense of danger
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… 2. ………………………………Unusual imagery
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… 3. ……………………………………………………Figurative language
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Explain why you think these features will make a reader want to read more of the story.

1. …………………more thrilling and interesting


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… 2. …………………………………More thrilling and imaginary, create sense of curiosity,
tension , it creates this unsettling atmosphere that might entice the reader
more………………………………………………………………………
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… 3. …………………………………better use of image and creates a nice experience when
reading…………………………………………………………………………
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What is the overall effect of this narrative hook on you? I think it’s quite a thrilling hook.
Judging by the hook, I think that this forms an adventure, survival vibe to me

Give this narrative hook a mark out of 10 (10 = highest mark) ………9………………………

Explain why you think this. Give suggestions for improvement if you have given the
narrative hook a low mark.
…I ranked it 9 because it’s a good hook and it contains a lot of narrative writing features.
However, it’s quite unclear of how this boy got lost in that setting and the information about it
isn’t quite clear so it can attract the reader to read more of the story.
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