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Journalistic Writing

Authored by Cassandra DeStefano

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Journalistic Writing
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A journalist's purpose is to

Persuade

Entertain

Inform

Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A news story that is balanced

Has input from only one source

Has input from multiple viewpoints

Has only the opinion of the author

Has made up characters and settings

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A news story that is UNBIASED is

Primarily the opinion of the author

Just details that are factual

A combination of facts and input from sources

A whole bunch of opinions from people who heard something about the event

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dogs make the best pets!

Fact

Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The last day of school for EMS students is May 24th!

Fact

Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The following sentence has the appropriate voice and word choice:

You should really get to know the EMS track team because I think they are awesome!

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Johnson slammed a dinger out of the yard, and the wallop brought in three runners!

This is a great sentence for a general audience!

This is not a great sentence because there's a lot of specific jargon.

What's a dinger?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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