vocabulary chapter 6

voc.chapter 6

13 cards·by Yadi Juarez.

the beggining of a new story , often consisting of just one sentence.

lead

a style of newswriting in wich the main facts appear at the top of the article

inverted pyramid

a lead that provides the briefest possible summary of the major facts of a story in the first sentence

summary lead

Who , What , When , Where , Why and How. these elements belong in nearly every newspaper story

five W's

to use a lead that coaxes readors into a story by encouragin them to read further to see what the lead really means

tease

a lead that beggins with an unattributed quote , usually to be avoided because it is nuclear. this kind of lead is nuclear & be avoided

quote lead

a lead that beggins with a question generally be avoided . this kind of lead gives little information & its generaly to be avoid

question lead

a lead that attempts to create a picture in the reader's mind

descriptive lead

a lead that sets up the action/ conflict for the story in the first couple of the sentence

action lead

a lead that begins with a conversation between two or more characters

Dialogue lead

a lead that attempts to create a picture in the readers mind

decriptive lead

a lead that sets up the action/conflict for the story in the first couple of sentencess

action lead

a lead that begins with a conversation between two or more characters

dialogue lead