Conflicting News Reports on the Fate of the Sinking Titanic
Authored by Uri-Kimtrell Johnson
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and critical analysis skills through the examination of conflicting historical newspaper reports about the Titanic disaster. Designed for middle school students in grades 6-8, the assessment requires students to compare and contrast multiple sources, identify central ideas, analyze relationships between texts, and extract specific factual details. Students must demonstrate their ability to evaluate how different news sources reported the same event with varying degrees of accuracy and detail. The quiz demands higher-order thinking skills as students must synthesize information across texts, recognize discrepancies in reporting, and understand how immediate news coverage during a crisis can contain conflicting or incomplete information. The culminating open-response question challenges students to articulate their comparative analysis in writing, requiring them to organize their thoughts coherently while supporting their observations with evidence from both articles. Created by Uri-Kimtrell Johnson, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6 and 8. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for developing students' media literacy and critical thinking skills while engaging them with compelling historical content. Teachers can use this assessment as a formative evaluation after students have completed a unit on analyzing multiple sources or as practice for standardized test formats that require students to work with paired passages. The quiz works effectively as homework following classroom instruction on comparing texts, or as a warm-up activity to introduce lessons on media bias and historical documentation. It also functions well as review material before assessments on reading comprehension strategies. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.9, which requires students to analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations through emphasis of different evidence or interpretations, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6, focusing on how authors respond to conflicting viewpoints on the same topic.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What statement best describes the relationship between the news paper articles?
The first article includes correct information about why the ship sank while the second article incorrectly claims the ship did not sink.
Both articles included information about the trouble the ship had when it first left harbor.
The first article includes more details about the passengers on the ship than does the second article.
Both articles incorrectly claim that the ship did not sink after hitting the iceberg.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 4 pts
Which TWO details best describe the relationship between the two newspaper articles based off the first question? Choose one detail from each article.
"Held afloat only by water-tight compartments" (Paragraph 2)
"Hurry! Hurry! We are sinking and the passengers' may be lost."
(Paragraph 15)
"The Titanic was still afloat and proceeding under her own steam was picked up."
(Paragraph 22)
"The American liner was dislodged."
(Paragraph 37)
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the Central Idea in the second article, "7 Liner Titanic Wrecked by Iceberg"?
Nearby ships were unable to reach the Titanic before it sank.
The Titanic did more damage to the iceberg than the iceberg did to the ship.
Passengers were moved to safety after the Titanic struck the Iceberg.
The Titanic Sank with the passengers still on board after striking the iceberg.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What was the name of one of the survivors?
Eva Pigford
Eva Hart
Eva Mendez
Eva Reeves
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many lifeboats were on the titanic?
How many were needed in order to save everyone?
12 lifeboats and 50 needed to save everyone
66 lifeboats and 45 needed to save everyone
25 lifeboats and 64 needed to save everyone
6 lifeboats and 100 needed to save everyone
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Compare and contrast the two newspaper articles. Explain in your own words the similarities and differences in each article's point of view about the incident and explain the rescue of the passengers.
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CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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