Writing the leads for the homework took more critical thinking than I expected. It was not too difficult for me to write the leads on the assignment. However, once I received the assignment back I realized some basic errors that will help me in the future. The most helpful thing was getting feedback from my instructor and seeing my mistakes. Hearing the most well-written leads in the class also was very helpful. Being able to discover my own mistakes was the most constructive thing for me moving forward.

After learning about the inverted pyramid style and applying it I would expect to be able to recognize it in news articles. I understand how it is used and the will look for it when reading news articles in the future. I should be able to know everything I need to know within the first four paragraphs!