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chapter 6 vocab
10 cards·by danny.rodriguez@iv2
the beginning of a news story often consisting of just one sentence
lead
a style of news writing that gives all the important facts first and then giving clarity to
thereader by filling the story in with details
inverted pyramid
a lead that provides the briefest possible summary of the major facts of a story in the 1st
sentence
summary lead
what when where who how
five w's and the h
to use a lead that coaxes readers into a story by encouraging them to read further to see what the
really means
tease
a lead that begins with an unattributed quote usually to be avoided because it is unclear this
kind of lead is unclear and should be avoided
quote lead
a lead that begins with a question generally to be avoided . this kind of lead gives little
little info and is generally to be avoided
question lead
a lead that attempts to create a pic in the readers mind
discriptive lead
a lead that sets up action / conflict 4 the story in the 1st couple sentances
action lead
a lead that begins w/ a convo between 2 or mor characters
dialougue lead