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Note that except for a unit on circles (since there seems to be several hundred hooks directly related to circles), most folks aren’t going to find an exact hook that works for each of the lessons of their unit directly. But is there a category of hook that you like that fits your unit? Or is there a hook in the book that relates indirectly to it? For example, there's nothing directly related to statistics, but there’s one on percentages, geometric series are often associated with probability and statistics and there’s a hook for geometric series, and there’s one on introduction to probability. It’s probably not possible to have a book with hooks for every math unit ever invented, so this is about types of hooks to get you started thinking about it.

For your unit, you need a hook for each lesson but it doesn’t have to necessarily come from this book. You will be asked to identify which of the categories in the book that your hooks you do use would fit into. Try to have a variety of hook types in your unit.

After exploring the book, write a math journal entry: Thinking about your unit, which hooks do you think will be effective for you as a teacher and for the content of your lessons? Why? Looking at the categories of hooks that the authors provide, which ones match your philosophy of teaching? Are there any categories that you don't feel you'd use? Why?


 * Title it:** "The Art of Motivating Students for Mathematics Instruction. Include a citation for the book.

**Include a Citation:** Krulik, K. & Posamentier, A. (2012). //The Art of Motivating Students for Mathematics Instruction//. Part of The Practical Guide Series. McGraw Hill: New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0-07-802447-4