<p>Name ______Date ______</p><p>Hook, Topic Sentence & Introduction Paragraph</p><p>A hook is a phrase or sentence that captures your readers’ attention. Newspaper headlines are a form of a hook. Think about the person you are writing about, their achievements and use that information to write your hook sentence. </p><p>Example: Henry Ford was concerned for the workingman and his family. His vision changed the entire automobile industry! </p><p>Try writing your hook sentence here:</p><p>Your topic sentence should give your readers a clear idea of what your paper is about, and should include your feelings about the person. </p><p>Example: Although he would become a very wealthy man, Henry Ford considered himself a workingman. His dream to create “a motor car for the great multitude” was not only achieved, but also kept him true to beginnings as a working-class man. </p><p>Try writing your topic sentence here: Your introduction paragraph should include your hook, topic sentence and the important background information about your person. </p><p>Example:</p><p>Henry Ford was concerned for the workingman and his family. His vision changed the entire automobile industry! Although he would become a very wealthy man, Henry Ford considered himself a workingman. His dream to create “a motor car for the great multitude” was not only achieved, but also kept him true to beginnings as a working-class man. Henry Ford was born on a farm near Detroit, Michigan, in the summer of 1863. He never really enjoyed farming and left the farm at age sixteen, three years after his mother died. As a child, machines fascinated him. His pockets were always filled with nuts and bolts, and machinery parts. By the time he was thirteen he could put together a watch that kept time. This interest in machines led him to work for a while as an apprentice machinist, and later he went to work for Westinghouse servicing their steam engines, which would eventually lead him to his greatest invention.</p><p>Try writing your introduction paragraph here:</p>