Thursday, April 21, 2011

Writing a news lead

Identify the 5 W's and H in the articles.
Identify the lead.
Re-write the lead using your own words.

 the rosenburgs
LEADThey were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

5 W's and H 
who:  most popular orphans of the cold war, julius and ethel rosenburg
what: confessed that their father was a spy., they cocluded that their parents were framed to feed the cold war hysteria and compensate for americas counterespionage lapses.
when : during the cold war time period 1950's 
where: russia, united states.
why : they had to, they would be in trouble if they didnt confess.
how: Ethel rosenburg was arrested in august 1950 and the boys were passed
off from shelter to shelter 


RE LEAD Julius and ethel two of the most famous orphans of the cold war expierenced a tragedy when their parents were exectud in russia. 
 unrestored superman comic
LEAD after being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
 who : bidders and the man selling the comic book(fishler)
what : comic book is unrestored it is in its original version, it is worth alot of money, and will be placed in an auction for people to bid on it , some say it could go for as much as 3/ 4 a million dollars :)
when :february 27 2009 is when the article was published but there is a story line dating back to 1938 in which the magazine was sold for only 10 cents
where : the west coast
why : fishler is selling the book because it is bound to make lots of money, it should make lots of money because it is an  unrestored comic!


 RE LEAD: Superman comic comes back to life after its existance had been kept a secret for years, a future auction will determine how much this original one of kind comic is worth.

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