News Lead Writing Practice

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📰 Part 1: Identifying the 5 Ws

Read this news lead paragraph:

"A group of Year 9 students from Auckland Grammar School organised a charity fundraiser on Saturday morning at Albert Park, raising over $2,000 for the local food bank to help families struggling with rising food costs."

1. Circle the correct answer for each of the 5 Ws:

WHO:

Auckland Grammar School

Year 9 students from Auckland Grammar School

Local food bank

WHAT:

Raised $2,000

Organised a charity fundraiser

Helped struggling families

WHEN:

This morning

Saturday morning

Last weekend

WHERE:

Auckland Grammar School

Local food bank

Albert Park

WHY:

To help families struggling with rising food costs

To raise money for their school

To organise a charity event

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Lead Paragraph

Use the research notes below to identify the 5 Ws for your own news lead:

Research Notes: Wellington Zoo welcomed three new kiwi chicks on Tuesday, 15th March. The chicks were born as part of the zoo's conservation programme aimed at protecting New Zealand's national bird. Zoo keeper Sarah Mitchell said the births bring hope for the species' survival as kiwi numbers continue to decline in the wild.

6. Fill in the 5 Ws from the research notes:

WHO: _________________________________

WHAT: _________________________________

WHEN: _________________________________

WHERE: _________________________________

WHY: _________________________________

7. Now write your own lead paragraph using the 5 Ws you identified above. Remember to write clearly and truthfully to inform your readers: