Autobiographical Narrative Writing Hooks
¨ something that you write from your own experience.  You must have actually lived the story.
¨ told in chronological order.  "Chronos" is Greek for "time."
¨ focuses on just a moment and EXPLODES it.  It doesn't get bogged down in a lot of diary information.
¨ lets the writer's personality come through in many ways:
     	-- through dialogue that lets us hear what is going on
         -- by showing us the action, rather than just telling us
         -- with powerful word choices
         --through word pictures that appeal to
1)  Typical:  Just jump in. 
It was a day at the end of June.  My mom, dad, brother and I were at our camp on Lake Lanier.  As I was eating breakfast, my dad starting yelling for me at the top of his lungs.  He said there was a car in the lake. 
2)  Action:  A Main Character Doing Something.
       	I gulped my milk, pushed away from the table, and bolted out of the kitchen, slamming the screen door shut behind me.  I ran down to the dock as fast as my legs could carry me, hurrying toward the sound of my dad’s voice.  “Scott!”  he bellowed.
3)  Dialogue:  A Character or Characters Speaking.
       	“Scott! Get down here on the double!”  Dad bellowed.  His voice sounded far away. 
       	“Dad!”  I hollered.  “Where are you?” 
 4)  Reaction:  A Character Thinking
       	I couldn’t imagine why my father was hollering for me at 7:00 in the morning.  I thought fast about what I might have done to get him all riled.  Had he found out about the way I had talked to my mother the night before?  Before I could consider another possibility, his voice shattered my thoughts.
       	“Scott!  Get a move on!  You’re not going to believe this!”
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