Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Writing the Five (W's and the H, of course)

Find the five W’s and the H in the leads listed below (questions 1-5). Some of the leads may not have certain items in them. For questions 6-8, create your own lead with the information given.


1. Drought-starved rivers and lakes are causing trouble for everyone from recreational boaters to major shippers who use barges to haul commerce on the shrunken Mississippi River.

2. Three weeks before a Board of Health vote on the proposal, New Yorkers are less than sweet on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to prohibit sales of large sugary drinks in city restaurants, stadiums and movie theaters, according to a new poll by The New York Times.
3. Los Angeles Police Department is trying to learn more about the transient who alleged burglarized the home of actor-rapper LL Cool J.

4. A draft environmental impact statement on the proposed Rosemont Mine is "clearly deficient" and needs major revisions, opponents of the mine said Tuesday.

5. Minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve reveal that many board members see the need for additional monetary action “fairly soon” to boost the pace of economic recovery.


6. Literary Society banquet
Last Thursday
School cafeteria
Parents and seniors were honored guests
“Hawaii” theme carried out in decorations, food
Program covers showed Hawaiian picture
Mr. James Wood, who lived in Hawaii for several years, was a guest speaker.
Movies of Hawaii were shown
Seniors given travel posters


7. Sachi Nakane
Won $500 cash and scholarship to the Jeffers School of Business at Carter University
For 4-year course
She wrote an essay, “Why I Am Interested in Studying Economics”
Plans to enroll in the school after graduation
After she finishes the course she wants to work for a large brokerage house as a securities analyst
Scored 800 in the math achievement test


8. Special crafts class
Producing puppet shows
Students made puppets and stage
“the Runaway Pancake” one of four plays produced
Voices are taped beforehand

Performances at Lincoln kindergarten and several nursery schools.