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WorksheetsJournalism Mid-Term
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Delayed lede
Triggers readers curiosity EX.After several day in confinement Sarah finally found relief in her pain.
Begins with a clever example news is second in the sentence EX The school may not have passed there tax levy but that does not mean they wont be building a lab.
Paints a picture to the reader before reaching the center of the story EX The stars were shining bright as the farmer checked on his animals.
Beginning sentence of an article
Gives the reader and idea about what the story is going to be about (makes a picture)
Suspense lede
Descriptive lede
Delayed lede
lede
Sparks the readers curiosity. EX After several days stuck in the house the rain finally stoped.
Discriptive
Suspense
Delayed
Impact
How many people are affected and how seriously? EX Natural disasters or unprecedented events.
Weight
Impact
Proximity
Conflict
How many and how seriously they were affected. EX accidental death or something unpredictable,
Weight
Impact
Prominence
Conflict
What is new? EX Is it old news or new something happened recently.
Weight
Proximity
Prominence
Timeliness
Describes news events. EX National mortgage crisis covered in reference to locals losing there homes.
Impact
Prominence
Proximity
Descriptive
Big topics people want to hear about. EX celebrates, sports or what the readers are into.
Delayed
Proximity
Lede
Prominence
Two or more people aruguing. EX Conflicts, people want to know the outcome.
Impact
Weight
Conflict
Novelty
Interesting story people want to read.
Novelty
Usefulness
Prominence
Impact
Info the public needs to know for there safty or just want could effect us. EX weather, presedents, ect.
Prominence
Weight
Lede
Usefulness
Know who the readers are and what there interests are so you cam write your article around it.
Consider the audience
Lede
Impact
Descriptive
The weather will be 60 degree's and rainy.
News
Opinion
Usefulness
Lede
I like purple better then pink. Most students in the school prefer pink over purple tho.
Timeleness
Opinion
Impact
News
Summarizes the news in a sentence. Use interesting words. EX President approves law for education.
Lede
Summary
Sentence
Headline
Subject+action verb+object=
Opinion
News
Headline
Most important news to the least important news. Inverted Pyramid.
It is going to be cloudy out because are town has a tornado warning.
The temperatures are going to be rising because the volcano is starting to erupt.
Our town was issued a tornado warning for 7:00 PM there for it will be cloudy.
Please evacuate because the volcano is stating to erupt. The temperatures will start rising shortly.
Research topic, research person,create 7 question minimum, scheduled, be prepared.
Interview
Conversation
Research
News
