Ragsdale CCHS Journalism 1
TYPES OF LEADS Inverted Pyramid/AP Summary Lead
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Starting the season with a 2-0 record, the Birdmanville High School football team will meet the Weezyville High School Cats at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Cats’ home field.
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Narrative Lead
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With a freshman year report card of mostly D’s and F’s, Jimmy Kerekes didn’t care about life. Expected to drop out at the age of 14, his life revolved only around gangs.
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Personal Experience Lead
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La’Sarah often looked at magazines of beautiful, thin women. She also often viewed herself in the mirror, depressed by what she saw. La’Sarah, like many teenage girls, suffered from an eating disorder known as anorexia nervosa.
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Suspended Interest Lead
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India 5000 years ago, China in the 13th century, Japan in the late 1800s, and New York City in the early 1900s. Although years and miles apart, each was the birthplace of several popular methods of fitness.