Writing Leads

Aug 24, 2012

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1. Writing Leads By: Celeste Gledhill

4. Different Types of Leads Question Lead Set-up Lead Talking Lead Snapshot Lead

Writing Leads

Writing Leads. Adapted from work by Celeste Gledhill. The beginning of a story is called the “lead” of the story. How a story begins is very important. If you don’t say something interesting in your lead, then people won’t want to read the rest of your story. My Trip to the Mall

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Writing Memoir Leads

Writing Memoir Leads. Grabbing the reader’s attention with an interesting opening. Write from experience. "In order to write memoir, we need to see that literature is made out of the everyday stuff of our lives." Lucy Calkins The Art of Teaching Writing. Where to begin.

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Writing Good Leads for Narratives

Writing Good Leads for Narratives. Strong Leads. Good writers work on their leads. They try several versions. They redraft and revise! Because a bad (or dull) lead influences the reader. . Why is it important?. A good lead… … sets the tone of the piece.

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Writing Leads

Writing Leads. Ways to Lift the Level of your Writing. What is the most boring way you could begin a literary essay?. In this essay, I will tell you about…. Boring…Boring…Boring!. What is a lead?. A lead is the beginning of your story.

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Writing Leads

Writing Leads. What is a lead? . A lead is the beginning of your story. It is also called the hook because it should hook the reader and reel them into your story. A good lead catches the reader’s attention, making them want to read on. It also makes the writer want to write more.

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Writing News Leads

Writing News Leads. Joe Pappalardo. Attract readers Other articles are competition New info first. Lead = Beginning. Who What Where When Why – “to make up for time” (reason) How – “by a vote” (the way it was done/happened). One Story 6 leads. Direct/Hard News L ead

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Leads in Narrative Writing

Leads in Narrative Writing . Let’s make it interesting! W.6.3a – I can write a strong lead to a story. . Why do we need a lead?. Leads are the “hooks” of any piece of writing. They are what “grab” your readers’ attention & keeps them interested & reading!

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WRITING RADIO LEADS

WRITING RADIO LEADS. Radio leads differ tremendously from newspaper leads. In a newspaper, the headline attracts and the lead simply kicks off the story.

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Writing Leads & Hooks

Writing Leads & Hooks. The possibilities are endless…remember, it’s YOUR craft!. BANNED!!!!. “Hi, my name is _______, …” “I’m going to tell you about…” Have you ever _____? Well, I have!” DO NOT EVER USE THESE!! EVER!! . Your Introduction MUST include:.

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Writing leads

Writing leads. Leads. This is the hook that grabs the reader. Without the hook, no one will read your story. It is the first paragraph. (for newspaper writing a paragraph is usually shorter than five sentences all the time – you’re just giving the main idea and not all the detail stuff)

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When Reading Leads to Writing

When Reading Leads to Writing. Dr. Julie Joslin NCDPI ELA Team Lead February 17, 2012. Text as Muse. What is a muse? “the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like”. 9 Muses from Mythology. Who is your Muse . John Grisham. Hank Aaron. Lady Gaga.

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Writing leads

Writing leads. How you start is quite important. Intro. In mass media writing, we refer to the opening paragraph of a story as the lead. It is also sometimes spelled lede , to avoid confusion with the word lead, which has multiple meanings. Why’s it so important?.

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Writing Leads

Writing Leads. What is a lead?. A lead is the beginning of your story. A good lead catches the reader’s attention, making them want to read on. It also makes the writer want to write more. Different Types of Leads. Question Lead Set-up Lead Talking Lead Snapshot Lead. Question Lead.

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On Writing Well Leads!

On Writing Well Leads!. by William Zinsser. On Writing Well by Wm. Zinsser. The Lead “The most important sentence in a {paper} is the first one. If it doesn’t induce the reader to proceed to the second sentence your {paper} is dead.” (Zinsser 59). On Writing Well by Wm. Zinsser. The Lead

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Writing Leads

Writing Leads. Learning Target. I can use five different types of leads to gain my reader’s attention. This means I can write a summary, strong question, snapshot, important observation, or fun fact lead in the introduction of my essay. What is a lead?.

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Writing Story Leads

Writing Story Leads. Chapter 6. Objectives. After this unit, you should Understand the elements of lead (rhymes with seed) writing Understand the inverted pyramid structure Know how to write the traditional AP, or summary lead

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Writing Summary News Leads

Writing Summary News Leads. What is the next step?. Use the 5ws and h to write a summary news lead. Summary News Leads. The first paragraph of a news story Style is straightforward and to the point Give readers a quick, basic summary of the facts (the 5ws and h)

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Writing Memoir Leads

Writing Memoir Leads. Grabbing the reader’s attention with an interesting opening. Types of Leads ~ Descriptive. Descriptive leads ~ These ‘set’ the scene by painting a picture in the reader’s mind.

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Writing Leads

Writing Leads. By: Celeste Gledhill. What is a lead?. A lead is the beginning of your story. A good lead catches the reader’s attention, making them want to read on. It also makes the writer want to write more. Different Types of Leads. Question Lead Set-up Lead Talking Lead

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Writing Good Leads for Narratives

Writing Good Leads for Narratives. Strong Leads. Good writers work on their leads. They try several versions. They redraft and revise! Because a bad (or dull) lead influences the reader. Why is it important?. A good lead… … sets the tone of the piece.

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Leads in Expository Writing

Leads in Expository Writing. What is the most boring way you can begin a report on rattle snakes?. In This report I will tell you about rattlesnakes. Remember your introduction is your handshake with your reader.

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Writing Memoir Leads

Writing Memoir Leads. Grabbing the reader’s attention with an interesting opening. Where to Begin.

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Presentation Transcript

Writing Leads

Writing Memoir Leads

Writing Good Leads for Narratives

Writing Leads

Writing Leads

Writing News Leads

Leads in Narrative Writing

WRITING RADIO LEADS

Writing Leads &amp; Hooks

Writing leads

When Reading Leads to Writing

Writing leads

Writing Leads

On Writing Well Leads!

Writing Leads

Writing Story Leads

Writing Summary News Leads

Writing Memoir Leads

Writing Leads

Writing Good Leads for Narratives

Leads in Expository Writing

Writing Memoir Leads

Writing Leads & Hooks