WRITING A LEDE

YES "LEDE"  THAT'S HOW IT'S WRITTEN IN NEWSPAPER LINGO.  YOU'VE WATCHED THE CNN VIDEO ON "CRONUTS,"  THE COMBINATION CROISSANT AND DONUTS TAKING NEW YORK CITY BY STORM.  NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO WRITE A LEAD.  DISCUSS YOUR LEADS WITH YOUR GROUP AND THEN CHOOSE THE BEST LEAD TO POST ON PADLET.

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ELEMENTS OF A GOOD LEDE
1. THE FIVE W'S AND H
2. CONFLICT
3. SPECIFICITY
4. BREVITY
5. ACTIVE SENTENCES
6. AUDIENCE AND CONTEXT
7. HONESTY