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1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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| This lesson is to teach the students how to identify and eventually
create the different types of ledes they may encounter when reading. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Properly educate students about the main types of ledes.
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4. Objectives-
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1.Basic News Lede- most common lede in news stories. This lede combines
the most important of the 5 w's into one sentence.
2.Anecdotal lede- Used for a story that develops slower than a news
story. It is a mini-story that sort of mirrors the larger topic in
the story.
3.Scene-setter lede-Usually used for long feature stories, and uses
many descriptive words to try and set the scene to try and bring the
reader into the story.
4.Blind lede-This is used to tease the reader by withholding information
on the story to intrigue the reader, only to drop the key information
on them later.
5.Direct address lede-Used in a story to speak directly to the reader
by using second person voice. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Show class powerpoint containing different examples of writings
using the various types of ledes. Also a handout, describing each
type of lede |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Have students read a select few introductory paragraphs, and
describe what about the intro caught their attention.
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B. Development-
| PowerPoint will break down each listed lede, and describe the criteria
for each. |
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C. Practice-
Example questions in slideshow to test students knowledge on what
they just learned.
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D. Independent Practice-
| Worksheet on back of handout describing ledes. |
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E. Closure-
| Assign students to choose a lede of their preference, and write
their own lede for a made up event. |
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7. Evaluation-
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| 1. Read students' own ledes and evaluate to determine whether student
has retained the information from class and was able to produce their
own effective lede. |
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