Question

Introductory Paragraph: With work, school, and constant notifications, teens are stressed and worn out. This is why having hobbies matters more than ever. From sports and music to coding and crafts, hobbies have always helped people balance work with joy. For these reasons, there should be a required class in schools where teens learn and try out new hobbies.
New Sentence: Ever feel like life is just school, homework, repeat?
Leon plans to add the new sentence to the very beginning of the paragraph. How does adding that sentence improve the introduction to Leon’s argument?

(1 point)
Responses

It provides important background information.
It provides important background information.

It provides the main point or claim the author is making.
It provides the main point or claim the author is making.

It adds a statement explaining the importance of the topic.
It adds a statement explaining the importance of the topic.

It adds a hook to engage the reader.

Answer 1

It adds a hook to engage the reader.

The rhetorical question grabs attention and connects the reader’s experience to the paragraph’s argument about why hobbies and a required class matter.