A hook that was memorable for an anticipatory set was when I was being coached and we used video clips to come up with lessons that was being portrayed from the video clip. This hook was used so that kids could easily come up with lessons from watching a video clip. We chose a video clip so that we could focus on just the skill without the reading. We then added reading into it by having students read a short story and apply what they practiced in the hook to help come up with a lesson that their short story was teaching. A different approach would be to provide different lessons and have them come up with ways that they have met that lesson in their own life. This would be another effective anticipatory set because students love to make connections and share about their own life.
