Leads Strategies: Right to the Point
Description
The author begins with one short, clear, declarative sentence that states the main idea.
Published Example
From J. Halpern's 1998 book, A Look at Spiders:
Spiders live in many places. They live at the top of mountains or on the bottom of caves. Some live in damp areas. Others live in deserts. Some spiders live on the ground, some in trees and some in buildings.
Discussion
The author gets right to the point of the report in a single, concise sentence. The curt statement begs for a fuller explanation, which is found in the remainder of the report.
Student Example
From Michael's report on computers:
Many parts make up the computer.The video card translates instruction into a computer. An expansion card lets you add a new feature on a computer. The computer also holds a sound card which determines the quality of sound produced.