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A.
Constructing Meaning |
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By the end of Kindergarten, students will: |
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1.
Make predictions about visual information (e.g., pictures in books). |
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2.
Discuss
favorite characters from books, film, and television. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will: |
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1.
Retell the story from a favorite media program (e.g., television,
movie). |
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2.
Distinguish
between "pretend" and "real" in the media. |
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3.
Begin to recognize that media messages have different purposes. |
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4.
Speculate about visual representations (e.g., pictures, artwork). |
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5.
Use simple
graphs and charts to report data. |
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6.
Begin to recognize the work of a favorite illustrator. |
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7.
Begin to compare and contrast media characters. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 2, students will: |
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1.
Speculate about characters, events, and settings in books, film, and
television. |
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2.
Recognize that media messages are created for a specific purpose (e.g.,
to inform, entertain, persuade). |
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3.
Use graphs
and charts to report data. |
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4.
Recognize the work of a favorite illustrator. |
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5.
Compare and contrast media characters. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 3, students will: |
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1.
Begin to
demonstrate an awareness of different media forms and how they
contribute to communication. |
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2.
Identify the central theme and main ideas in different media. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1.
Interpret
information found in pictorial graphs, map keys, and icons on a computer
screen. |
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2.
Respond to
and evaluate the use of illustrations to support text. |
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3.
Use graphs, charts, and diagrams to report data. |
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4.
Distinguish
between factual and fictional visual representations. |
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5.
Identify the central theme in a movie, film, or illustration. |
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6.
Identify the target audience for a particular program, story, or
advertisement. |
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7.
Demonstrate
an awareness of different media forms and how they contribute to
communication. |
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Building
upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of
Grade 5, students will: |
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1.
Respond to and evaluate the use of illustrations to
support text. |
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2.
Use graphs, charts, and diagrams to report data. |
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3.
Distinguish between factual and fictional visual
representations (e.g. political cartoons). |
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4.
Identify the central theme in a movie, film, or
illustration. |
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5.
Identify the target audience for a particular program,
story, or advertisement. |
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6.
Demonstrate an awareness of different media forms (e.g.
newspapers, internet, magazines) and how they contribute to
communication. |
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7.
Understand
uses of persuasive text related to advertising in society. |
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8.
Distinguish different points of view in media texts. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will: |
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1.
Respond to and evaluate the use of illustrations to
support text. |
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2.
Use graphs, charts, and diagrams to report data. |
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3.
Distinguish between factual and fictional visual
representations (e.g. political cartoons). |
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4.
Identify the central theme in a movie, film, or
illustration. |
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5.
Identify the target audience for a particular program,
story, or advertisement. |
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6.
Demonstrate an awareness of different media forms (e.g.
newspapers, internet, magazines) and how they contribute to
communication. |
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7.
Understand
uses of persuasive text related to advertising in society. |
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8.
Distinguish
different points of view in media texts. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 7, students will: |
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1.
Analyze aspects of print and electronic texts that support
the author's point of view, opinion, or attitude. |
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2.
Analyze the use of elements (e.g., setting plot, theme,
characters) to understand media presentations, such as film, video,
television, and theatrical productions. |
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3.
Analyze and respond to visual and print messages (e.g.,
humor, irony, metaphor) and recognize how words, sounds, and still or
moving images are used in each medium to convey the intended messages. |
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4.
Compare and
contrast how the various forms of media (e.g. newspapers, radio,
television, internet news outlets) cover the same topic. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will: |
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1.
Analyze
aspects of print and electronic texts that support the author's point of
view, opinion, or attitude. |
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2.
Analyze the
use of elements (e.g., setting plot, theme, characters) to understand
media presentations, such as film, video, television, and theatrical
productions. |
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3.
Analyze and
respond to visual and print messages (e.g. humor, irony, metaphor) and
recognize how words, sounds, and still or moving images are used in each
medium to convey the intended messages. |
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4.
Compare and
contrast how the various forms of media (e.g. newspapers, radio,
television, internet news outlets) cover the same topic. |
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Building upon
knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12,
students will: |
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1.
Understand
that messages are representations of social reality and vary by historic
time periods and parts of the world. |
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2.
Identify and
evaluate how a media product expresses the values of the culture that
produced it. |
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3.
Identify and
select media forms appropriate for the viewer’s purpose. |