News Stories in Action!

Hi guys! Hopefully you get the idea of the inverted pyramid... because you'll need to know how it works here. We're going to look at actual stories today. Stay in the NEWS section of the websites... the inverted pyramid is much more noticeable in this section. Here's your assignment:


Open a Word document, and copy and paste the following format. You'll need to do it 8 times:

• Website:
• Headline:
• Lede:
• 5W's and H:
• WHO:
• WHAT:
• WHEN:
• WHERE:
• WHY:
• HOW:
• Summary of supporting paragraphs:

A quick explanation for you: 

• Website: Write what website you're using. 

• Headline: The title of the story

• Lede: Write the ENTIRE lede here.

• 5W's and H: Break the lede down.

• Summary of supporting paragraphs: quickly, read paragraphs 2 to 5, and give a quick description of what's happening in the paragraph. A few words work here, nothing too intricate. 

Approved websites:

• www.tucson.com
• www.latimes.com
• www.nytimes.com
• www.washingtonpost.com
• www.philly.com
• www.statesman.com
• www.sacbee.com
• www.kansascity.com

You have till Friday, October 28 to complete the assignment. 

Save the document as: First Last NewsStories P_

When finished, drop into the corresponding dropbox:

• First Period

• Second Period

• Fifth Period

• Sixth Period