One Thing... from Class March 18, 2014



 

          I definitely learned last class that I did very well on my first test in this class. I was entirely pleased with my grade, and was almost not even surprised I got that grade! I had felt confident taking the test, and actually was not stressed out over it because I had learned so much for that class that I was happy taking it. Especially when it came to the last part of the test, and having to write those three news leads, I was very surprised I had gotten them all correct! I wracked my brain on trying to write an acceptable news lead, and I had done just that.

           However, when it came to the quiz we had taken previously on the news leads, for some reason I had not done as well as the test. I believe this is because I was not as educated on the leads; I had been absent the prior week when we learned about the leads, and I was going into the quiz without any knowledge on them. But once you practice, it becomes a lot easier to write a good lead. Especially with the review we had last week on the best way to write one, it seems like I really get them now. It is hard when there is a lot of information on the leads because many events may have occurred, creating the news story, but being able to finbd that balance and the most important information is important.

           "Good leads contain those interesting details, and can help the readers "visualize" events they describe."