Feature writing preview

What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?
It's very important information where as this was written for enjoyment.
2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information?
a. Who 2
b. What 1
c. Where 1
d. When 1 and 2
e. Why 4
f. How 5

3. Are there quotes in this story?
yes
4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transiton" style we used in news writing?
not all of them
5. Who is quoted in the story?
Kevin McLoughlin
Tedd Williams
Doral Chenoweth III
Ken Andrews
Tony Florentino
Shane Cormier
Frank Willson
Patrick Harris
     
6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?
"I'm trying hard to get it back," Williams says
7. How many paragraphs is the story?
33
8. How many words is the story (hint: you can copy and paste into Word and get a word count)?
784
9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?
Where the homeless guy sometimes works, and also that he's working on
10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?

11. Was the story interesting to read?

12. When you finished the story, but BEFORE you watched the video, did you want to hear the voice?

13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?

14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?

15. Did the writer try to come up with a way for you to hear the voice, i.e. did he try to describe the voice or give you a way to "hear" the voice without really hearing it?

16. How did the writer do that?