Agenda
1) Warmup
Write three leads (see below)
2) Book club
3) Surprise endings
Homework
None, but remember that the Feature Article is due Wednesday 12/17, and the book club elements report is due Friday 12/19.
Today we worked on writing a lead, or introduction, for the feature article. During the warmup students wrote three leads, one each of the following three types:
News Lead
Sum up the story (who what when where why how) in at most two sentences.
Example: The Philadelphia Phillies ended their long wait for a World Series title with a short burst of baseball last night as they clinched the crown by completing a rain-suspended 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
One Fact lead
Start with the one most important or amazing fact.
Example: The Philadelphia Phillies are World Champions again.
Mysterious Lead
Start with a quote or fact that doesn’t make sense until you read more.
Example: “It’s kind of weird, kind of odd, that the game is going to start with the seventh inning stretch,” said the Phillies’ Brett Myers, who exaggerated by an inning, but made his point nonetheless.
