Newsela Articles #1/2 Genre & Purpose Quiz for ELA 8

To which genre(s)/sub-genre(s), does Newsela Article #1 belong?

• Feature story

• News article

• Editorial/opinion essay

• Nonfiction

• Prose

To which genre(s)/sub-genre(s), does Newsela Article #2 belong?

• prose

• biographical sketch

• news article

• narrative

• nonfiction

Which best describes the purpose of Newsela Article #1?

• to report news in an objective manner and inform readers

• to provide a detailed description of a person

• to present the writer's opinion on an issue

• to make a case or argument

• to explain a process step by step

Which best describes the purpose of Newsela Article #2?

• to give an account of life and activities of an individual

• to tell a first-person story that describes a personal experience the author has gone through and to entertain an audience as well as to convey a lesson

• to make an inquiry or request

• to explain a topic in a logical and straightforward manner

In Newsela Article #2, which of the following sentences IS NOT a FACT?

• "Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska."

• "He [X] urged blacks to cast off the shackles of racism 'by any means necessary,' including violence."

• "In 1963, Malcolm X became very upset when he learned that Elijah Muhammad {the leader of the Nation of Islam] had violated many of his own teachers."

• "Perhaps Malcom X's greatest contribution to society was demonstrating the great lengths to which human beings will go to secure their freedom."

"When A.J. Briscoe woke up on Monday, Sept. 29, it was pouring rain. He had to cancel a meeting at his favorite coffee shop because his van had broken down the day before." These sentences, the first two in Newsela Article #1, would best be described as what?

• a creative lead

• hook

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

• a summary lead

Both Newsela Articles #1 and #2 use narrative writing, but which one uses chronological order (sequential organization)?

• Newsela Article #1

• Newsela Article #2

Which originally appeared in a newspaper?

• Newsela Article #1

• Newsela Article #2

Which article primarily uses quotations obtained from interviews to develop the piece?

• Newsela Article #1

• Newslea Article #2

TRUE or FALSE? Neither Newsela Article #1 nor Newsela Article #2 have an explicit thesis statement.

• TRUE

• FALSE