It is labeled with the words lead body and closing as a reminder to include all parts.
How to write a feature article lead. The following is an example of an anecdotal lead. Drafting a Feature Article Use this final graphic organizer as simply a place to write a first draft for a feature article. Again we recommend that you model how to use this graphic organizer by continuing the writing process with the article the class chose at the beginning of these lessons.
Its fine to take a little creative license but if readers cant figure out relatively quickly what your article is about theyll bounce. The journalism leads main job Im personally fond of the nostalgic spelling lede that derives from the bygone days of typesetting when newspaper folks needed to differentiate the lead of a story from the lead of hot type is to make the reader want to stay and spend some precious time with whatever youve written. The most common types used in feature articles are anecdotal leads and descriptive leads.
It sets the tone and pace and direction for everything that follows. You will typically put your lead as your first paragraph and your statement of theme or what your article is about in the second paragraph. In nonfiction like fiction what readers need more than anything is a reason to care to want to know what happens next how it.
Jessa Mae Padilla Romalen Paniza Jade Parochelin April Grace. Top 10 donts 1. To write a strong feature its not enough to just give the facts.
Before we go into the nitty-gritty details for writing feature articles you need to know what skills and techniques you need to acquire in order to write a feature article. How To Write a Feature Article Lead Body Conclusion 1. Dont do a data dump.
It has a beginning lead middle and end. How to Write a Successful Lead. Think carefully about the feature article.