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Chapter 6 vocabulary
10 cards·by alexie101
the begging of a news story , often consisting of just one sentence
Lead
a style of newswriting in which the main the main facts appear at the top of the artical the
leadand less-significant.facts.followuntillend
Inverted Pyramid
a lead that provides the briefest possible summary of the major facts of the story
summary lead
who,what, when,where,why and 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
lead really means
tease
a lead that begins with an unattributed quote usually to be avoided
quote lead
a lead that begins with a question genarlly to be avoided.
question lead
a lead that attempts to creat a picture in the readers mind.
descriptive lead
a lead that sets up the actipon/conflict for the story in the first couple sentences.
action lead
a lead that begins with a conversation between two or more characters
Dialogue