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JackieRobinsonMakesHeadlines
YouhavereadtheJackieRobinsonautobiography.Nowreadwhatnewspaperreportershadtosayabouthim
duringhiscareer.
Treatment
includestheformthewriterchoosestouse,aswellasthewriterspurpose.Treatmentalso
includestone,orthewritersattitudetowardaparticularsubject.Seethechartbelowfortwowaystotreatthe
sametopic:movieratings.
MovieRatings
Form
Purpose
Tone
TreatmentA
newsarticle
toinform
serious
TreatmentB
editorial
topersuade
lighthearted
The
Scope
iswhattheauthorfocuseson.
Asyoureadthearticlesthatfollowonpages823827,identifytheirtreatmentandscopebyansweringthe
followingquestionsinthischart.
IdentifyTreatmentandScope
Element
Treatment
Scope
Questionsto
Answer
MontrealSignsNegro RobinsonStealsHomein
Shortstop
Fifth
Whatformsdoesthe
writingtake?
sports
sportsarticle
Whatisthepurpose?
article
Whatisthetone?
Whatisthetopic?
Whataspectsofthetopic
arecoveredinthearticle?
Howmuchdetailis
provided?