Types of Leads

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Types of Leads

• Copy the following types of leads into the
  Writing Process section of your English Notebook

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• A lead is a method the writer chooses to capture
  or hook the audiences attention. Your opening
  sentences need to create the I gotta know
  syndrome for the reader (audience).

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• Reflective lead Choose a theme in your essay,
  one that relates to your thesis, and reflect upon
  it in depth. This lead is very similar to how you
  would do a journal entry.
• Descriptive lead Provides a vivid description
  that creates a picture for the audience to see
  and relates directly to your topic

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• Action Lead Recreate a vivid action scene that
  relates to your topic and creates a picture for
  your audience to see
• Dialogue Lead Cite important dialogue that
  relates to your topic

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• Regardless of which lead you choose, you must
  then reflect in-depth on its significance and
  then tie it into your subject before the thesis
  statement appears. The lead, with reflection,
  must be at least five sentences long (or about 90
  to 100 words)

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Types of Reflective Leads

• Start your essay by reflecting upon
• Historical event
• Current event/trend/fad
• Controversial subject
• Belief (philosophy, religious, cultural,
  psychological, political, economic, spiritual,
  artistic, literary, etc.)
• A famous quote from . . .
• T.V. show, play, movie, commercial, video

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Types of Reflective Leads

• A famous quote from . . .
• Advertisement/slogan
• Song
• Speech
• Poem
• Book/letter/essay/folktale/fairy tale
• myth/(urban) legend/article
• Proverb (cultural, religious)/saying
• Headline
• Statistic
• Ironic use of a cliché

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Types of Reflective Leads

• You can also start your essay
• by
• Asking a question in the
  intro,but be sure to provide an
  answer in the conclusion
• Anecdote (share a personal story or experience)
• Societal issue