ADDITION HILLS INTEGRATED SCHOOL

Acacia Lane Extension, Welfareville Compound

Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
DAILY LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH JOURNALISM
(Grade 7-Rizal, 8-Confucius)
Date: July 22, 2015
I. Topic: News Lead
Reference/s: Campus Journalism and School Paper Advising by Ceciliano-Jose Cruz
et al.
Basic Campus Journalism by Ceciliano-Jose B. Cruz
II. Objectives:
At the end of the period, students must be able to:
a. Define news lead
b. Enumerate the 5 conventional leads
c. Identify the type of lead used in selected news stories
III. Procedures:
I. Daily Routine
a. Prayer
b. Greetings
c. Classroom Management
* Arranging of seats
* Picking up pieces of paper/trash
d. Checking of Attendance
e. Checking/Collecting of assignment
II. A. Pre-Discussion/ Initial Task
Motivation
a. The teacher will select students to give a short report on the news
stories shown on the news last night.
During Discussion
The teacher will explain the following:
NEWS LEAD answers what the news story is about; it is found at the
beginning of the news story.
The main functions of the lead, aside from introducing the news story, are to
tell the story in capsule form and to answer right away the questions the
reader would naturally ask. A good lead answers all the important question of
the reader.

1.
a.
b.
c.

Types of Lead
Conventional/Summary Lead
Who lead used when the person involved is more prominent than what he
does or what happened to him
What lead used when the event or what took place is more important than
the person involved in the story
Where lead used when the place is unique and no prominent people is
involved

d. When lead rarely used; however, this lead is useful when speaking of
deadlines, holidays, or important dates
e. Why lead used when the reason is more prominent or unique than what
happens
f. How lead used when the manner, means, or mode of achieving the story is
the unnatural way

I.

Post-Discussion/Evaluation
Directions: Identify the conventional lead used in the following leads.
1. On Saturday, April 30, the moon will pass directly in front of the sun causing a
total eclipse for half an hour.
2. To raise funds for the construction of five more classrooms, the Parent-Teacher
Association will sponsor a beauty contest Saturday night at the school social hall.
3. Sen. Alberto Romulo today appealed for the immediate concurrence by the
Lower House of a Senate-approved bill to repeal all automatic appropriations for
foreign debt payment.
4. The imposition of a real estate bonanza was proposed November 21 to raise
additional revenues for the government by increasing the price of petroleum
products.
5. Aboard an airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground was born a plump baby
boy this morning to a 60-year old woman.

II. Directions: Identify the 5Ws and 1H

1. A homeless man was found dead in a snow-covered parking lot Wednesday
morning as the temperature fell below freezing for the first time this winter,
police said.
WHO:
WHAT:
WHERE:
WHEN:
WHY:
HOW:
2. Jose Aguilar Cruz will receive the first Weinberg Prize for Investigative Reporting
in a small ceremony Thursday in Pinehurst Auditorium
WHO:
WHAT:
WHERE:
WHEN:
WHY:
HOW:
3. A major earthquake struck about 50 miles northwest of San Jose, Costa Rica, on
Monday morning, prompting a tsunami warning along the countrys Pacific Coast.
WHO:
WHAT:
WHERE:
WHEN:
WHY:
HOW:
IV. Assignment
Cut out and paste in a short bond paper one news item for each conventional type
of lead and identify the 5Ws and 1H. One bond paper is allotted for one
conventional lead. In total, you will submit to me 5 bond papers. Put it in your
portfolio. Submit it next Thursday.

Reminder: LONG QUIZ #1 on Friday