Reporter's Notebook Part Two—Lesson 02.02 Congratulations! You are hired! Now, you will assume the responsibilities of your chosen career and propose and write an actual news story. It must be NEWSWORTHY based on the Seven Pillars of Newsworthiness. Refer to the lesson for story ideas for your chosen career.
Step One
Answer the following questions to help you develop the proposal that you will submit to your editor.
Proposed Story Topic:
Which of the Seven Pillars of Newsworthiness does the topic satisfy?
Who is your audience?
How will you gather research?
Who will you interview?

Step Two
Draft a lead sentence that meets the following requirements:
It must be between 20 and 30 words long.
It must address at least three of the H questions.
It must not express an opinion.

Write your lead sentence:

Identify the who in your lead:

Identify the what in your lead:

Identify the when in your lead:

Identify the why in your lead:

Identify the where in your lead:

Identify the how in your lead:
How many words are in your lead sentence?
Have you remained impartial? Explain.

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

"the story of icarus and daedalus," by ovid and "musée des beaux arts," by w. h. auden. then answer the question. what information in auden's poem is not included in ovid's story of icarus and daedalus?

Which two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's belief that russia's rising middle class was unable to express genuine emotion?