Help with short one page paper (only 400 words) please and thank you
Story #1: Floyd Mayweather Jr. What I like about this lead: I think that the lead in this article works nicely. The lead provides the important information to "hook" the readers. It also does a great job setting up the rest the story, and it did not mislead me at all. The things that are given in the lead are that Floyd Mayweather (who) was arrested (what) on Friday (when) after allegedly fighting with his ex- girlfriend (why). The lead followed all the general rules that are set for writing a lead. It was short, got right to the point, used precise and general words, and was not hard to understand. What I did not like about this lead: There is not much wrong with this lead except that it did not include that in addition to fighting with his ex, Mayweather also threaten to kill her. Yes, the lead did grab my attention and got me to finish reading the article, but I did noticed that the lead does not give Floyd Mayweather's ex- girlfriend name until the fourth or fifth paragraph, which is way too long. Story #2: Saints to the White House What I like about this lead: Another good lead in my opinion. This lead provides short and concise information to grab our attention and good us "hooked". The article tell us that the New Orleans Saints (who) visited President Obama ( what) on Monday (when) at the White House (where), and Obama congratulated them on winning the Superbowl (why). The lead does not used unnecessary words or big words, and got straight to the point. What I did not like about this lead: Well, I think this is a good lead, but it uses lots of repetitions. The writer uses "this morning" and "today" in the same sentence. The writer had already established that the Saints were welcomed by President Obama this morning, and does not need to use "today". The lead and the rest of the story is grammarly correct, but the word choices were the problem with this lead. Story #3: Double- Decker bus crashes What I like about this lead: Well, the lead does not use long sentences or complex words. The article tell us that a double- decker bus (who) crashed into a low railroad bridge (what) on Saturday (when) in Salina New York (where). What I did not like about this lead: I did not like this lead at all. It did not provide enough information in the lead. It does not tell why the double- decker bus crashed, which is needed. The lead needed to include how this bus crashed. The lead does grab my attention, but I got frustrated because I wanted to know why the bus crashed, which is told at the end of the article.
Top answer
Hi, I've just looked at the first one. Here are a few edits. You started with present tense, so that's how you need to continue.
— Clive
Hi, I've just looked at the first one.
Here are a few edits.
You started with present tense, so that's how you need to continue.
Clive Story #1: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
What I like about this lead: I think that the lead in this article works nicely.
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