chapter 6 vocab

10 cards·by jazmin mendez

lead

The beginning of a news story, often containing just one sentence.

Inverted Pyramid

A style of newswriting in which the main facts appear at the top of the news article (the lead), followed by less-significant facts until th

Summary Lead

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

Five W's and the H

Element belonging in every news story (Who?, What?, When?, Where?, Why?, How?)

Tease

To use a lead that coaxes readers into a story by encouraging them to read further to see what the lead really means.

Quote Lead

A lead that begins with an unattributed quote, usually to be avoided because it's unclear. Usually should be avoided.

Question Lead

A lead that begins with a question, which generally should be avoided, as it provides little information to the reader.

Descriptive leads

a lead that attempts to creat picture in the reader's minds

action lead

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

dialogue lead

a lead that begins whith a converstaion between two or more characters