Inverted pyramid

Leads:

1. What are the three "good" leads to use?
“How lead” - begins with the how of the story.
 “Why lead” - begins with the cause the story.
“What lead” - begins with the fact of the story.

2. Why are these types of leads better?
Because they quickly express the most important facts to readers.

Direct Quotes:

3. What is a direct quote?
The exact words of an author or speaker.

4. What do these quotes do?
Help to elaborate on the previous paragraph, they are linked.

5. What is the format of a direct quote? meaning how is it punctuated, you can just type in a quote in the correct format - steal from the presentation.
In Quotations. Example, “This opens up more resources for our students,” Rother said. “We may be a little, rural town in West Texas, but we have big city technology.”

6. What is an attribution?
Who the quote was taken from.

7. What form should it take?
Attribution should be: Noun then verb.
For example: Correct - senior Bob Rodriguez said.
Incorrect - said senior Bob Rodriguez.

Transitions:

8. What is a transition?
A statement that helps to link paragraphs in a story together. 

9. What are the three types of transitions?
A fact, Indirect quote, or a partial quote.

Conclusion:

10. Type in the checklist of 7 items you should always do when writing a news story

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

11. What are some pitfalls you might encounter?
Using your opinion in the story, misspelling, using possessive pronouns, paragraphs too long, trying to use all of the information.

Contest Day:
During the 2010-11 school year, our 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,” said freshman Andy Opel. 
        In response to the escalating fights, the  school district hired the Teen Conflict Resolution Team to help students solve disagreements through non-violent solutions. 
        After March 23, 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. 
          “Now students will get suspended and be forced to attend this program,” Opal said. “That’s just too much.”



     In response to escalating fights, the school district hired the Teen Conflict Resolution Team to help students solve disagreements through non-violent solutions.
    After March 23, 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.