The lead of a story is the beginning, and yet it can be the end if the reader is not engaged in the writing. This lesson examines examples of leads in young adult literature such as setting, action, character, reflection, event, and dialogue in a shared reading experience.

The lead of a story is the beginning, and yet it can be the end if the reader is not engaged in the writing. This lesson examines examples of leads in young adult literature such as setting, action, character, reflection, event, and dialogue in a shared reading experience. Students are asked to then generate different leads for a read aloud book in the classroom. Finally, students complete the reading writing connection by creating or revising a lead in one of their pieces of writing. (author/ncl)

This lesson is about teaching the writing of leads for print information. It can be useful for the Marketing teacher when teaching writing for press releases during an advertising and promotion unit.

This lesson is about teaching the writing of leads for print information. It can be useful for the Marketing teacher when teaching writing for press releases during an advertising and promotion unit. The lesson provides an activity where students develop brochures using leads they have written. The suggested approach is easy enough for a 6-8 grade unit while high school students can be required to use publisher software to create a more professional brochure. The lesson can be adapted for one day of instruction and student work with project presentations during next class session. (jrs)