Inverted Pyramid

1: 3 good leads to use are: the HOW lead, WHY lead, and WHAT lead

2: The leads above are better because they begin with the most important parts of the story. The How lead begins with the "how" of the story (the event happened by______ ) , the Why lead begins with the cause of the story (because of ___...), and the What lead begins with the fact of the story (___ happened). Other leads such as  the who, when, where leads begin with details that are not the most important, usually.

3: A Direct Quotes are what they subject exactly said. It is used to elaborate on whatever the previous paragraph's topic is.

4: Direct Quotes help elaborate/ tell the details of a topic or story.

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Superintendent Putman first proposed this plan in August, but the district did not have the funding to progress this idea. The city newspaper published an article about the proposal, and the anonymous donation followed. “With the tight budget and tough economic times, I thought my Wi-Fi proposal was a pipe dream,” she said. “I want to thank the donor for being so generous.”

The quote is before the paragraph being elaborated. It describes what the people say/ think in order to support the facts displayed on the paragraph. The quote can be longer than a sentence, should have an attribute/ a noun then verb structure after the first sentence of the quote, and it shouldn't repeat the lead/ what the paragraph says. The structure should be transition, quote, then another transition if decided to add a quote from someone else.

6:  An attribution is telling who is the person who said the quote.
7: The attribute should be structured as : noun then verb.
8: Is a fact, partial quote, or indirect quote that links the paragraphs together and makes the flow of the story "fluid". 
9: Three types of transitions are: A fact, indirect quote, or partial quote.
10:

•  Are the most important and recent facts first in the story? 
•  Is the story accurate? Are the sources identified fully? 
•  Are the paragraphs short? 
•  Is the sentence structure varied in the story? 
• Is the story easy to read: neat and double-spaced? 
• Does your story flow fluidly? Is the story in transition/ quote formula? 
• Did you use an active voice?

11. Pitfalls that I Could Encounter:

• Adding opinion in the story 
• Using first and second person 
•  Poor grammar and spelling 
•  Paragraphs are too long 
•  Misspelling names in the story 
• Trying to use all of the information

     In response to multiple fights in school, any student caught fighting on campus must complete a TCRT non-violence workshop, in addition to normal disciplinary actions.
    “Students have to learn how to solve life’s problems without violence, and this program will teach our students just that,” said Mr. Brown.
      During the year of 2010-11, the school has reported 22 fights so far.  Last year, the school had 18 total fights.
      “One of my friends got in a fight, but he didn’t start it. He was defending himself,” Freshman Andy Opel said. “Now students will get suspended and be forced to attend this program. That’s just too much.”