Newsworthiness
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
How will this affect my readers’ lives?
Impact
Timeliness
Rarity
Human Interest
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
1 min • 5 pts
Why are you telling me this now?
Proximity
Novelty
Timeliness
Human Interest
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
1 min • 5 pts
Events are more newsworthy the closer they are to the community reading about them.
Human Interest
Novelty
Proximity
Prominence
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
1 min • 5 pts
Events are more newsworthy when they involve public figures.
Prominence
Timeliness
Rarity
Impact
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A news story about a local politician would be considered newsworthy because of its proximity and because it involves someone of prominence.
True
False
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a human interest story? Choose all that apply.
A story that is of interest to people outside of the immediate story, designed to engage the attention and empathy of others to a particular situation, person or event.
A story that has a unique value and speaks to a wide array of people, such as a twelve year old being accepted into a major research university or winning a Nobel Peace Prize.
A news story about someone robbing the corner store in the neighborhood.
A news story that evokes such strong emotions from masses of people that they take to the streets to protest in a global manner.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What can we infer from the caption?
British and Pakistan works together for COVID-19
Many people lose life because of COVID-19
A Britsh cancer specialist finds vaccine for COVID-19
A cancer specialist dies in UK because of COVID-19
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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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