Lead Writing Assignment #2
Facts of the story ( not real, no video this time)
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Dracula is a 7 year old Persian cat.
He likes to run away.
His owner, Bob Jones, bought him as a kitten for $2,000.
Dracula jumped into a neighbor’s car and rode with the neighbor, Sally Driver, to
Ocean City. A three hour car trip.
He was found watching the ocean.
Dracula bit several passersby who wanted to pet him. Witnesses saw him corral a
crab and bite down so hard it cracked the crab’s shell.
Said Mike Talky, “That is a pretty cat, but boy is he mean.”
Jones said “I’m glad Dracula’s home so he stops biting people.”
The four people who were bitten were treated at the local hospital for deep
puncture wounds.
YOU MUST USE PROPER GRAMMAR OR I WILL GIVE YOU A 0 (ZERO) FOR THE
ASSIGNMENT UNTIL THE GRAMMAR IS CORRECT.
Please write one lead for each of the following lead types:
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Summary Lead
Anecdotal Lead
Question Lead
Quote Lead
Background Lead
Ironic or contrast lead
Punch Lead