News Ledes 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, August 31 to complete the assignment. DO NOT PRINT IT. 

Save the document as: NewsStories Last Name

Place your completed document in this folder. 

NOTE: it will ask you to sign up for a dropbox account. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO. 

You will need to put your first name, last name and email address in, before you submit it!