SECTION 210:15-3-32. Standard Seven: Multimodal Literacies

(a)   Statement of the standard. Students will acquire, refine, and share knowledge through a variety of written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts.

(b)   Standard Seven objectives for Pre-Kindergarten. The following objectives apply for students in Pre-Kindergarten:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will recognize formats of print and digital text with guidance and support.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use appropriate technology to communicate with others with guidance and support.

(c)   Standard Seven objectives for Kindergarten. The following objectives apply for students in Kindergarten:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will recognize formats of print and digital text with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will explore how ideas and topics are depicted in a variety of media and formats.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use appropriate technology to communicate with others with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use appropriate props, images, or illustrations to support verbal communication.

(d)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 1. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 1:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use provided print and digital resources with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will explore and compare how ideas and topics are depicted in a variety of media and formats.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will select and use appropriate technology or media to communicate with others with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use visual displays to support verbal communication and clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

(e)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 2. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 2:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will locate and use print and digital resources with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will explain how ideas and topics are depicted in a variety of media and formats.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will select and use appropriate technology or media to communicate with others with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will create a simple presentation using audio, visual, and/or multimedia tools to support communication and clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

(f)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 3. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 3:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will locate, organize, and use information from a variety of written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to generate and answer literal questions.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will compare how ideas and topics are depicted in a variety of media and formats.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will create multimodal content that communicates an idea using technology or appropriate media.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will create presentations using video, photos, and other multimedia elements to support communication and clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

(g)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 4. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 4:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will locate, organize, and analyze information from a variety of written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to generate and answer literal and interpretive questions to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will compare and contrast how ideas and topics are depicted in a variety of media and formats.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will create multimodal content that effectively communicates an idea using technology or appropriate media.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will create presentations using video, photos, and other multimedia elements to support communication and clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

(h)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 5. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 5:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will analyze the characteristics and effectiveness of a variety of written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to generate and answer literal and interpretive questions to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will compare and contrast how ideas and topics are depicted in a variety of media and formats.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will create multimodal content that effectively communicates an idea using technology or appropriate media.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will create presentations that integrate visual displays and other multimedia to enrich the presentation.

(i)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 6. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 6:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will compare and contrast the effectiveness of a variety of written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to generate and answer literal, interpretive, and applied questions to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will analyze the impact of selected media and formats on meaning.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will create multimodal content that effectively communicates ideas using technologies and appropriate media.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will create presentations that integrate visual displays and other multimedia to enrich the presentation.

(j)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 7. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 7:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will compare and contrast the effectiveness of techniques used in a variety of written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to generate and answer literal, interpretive, and applied questions to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will analyze the impact of selected media and formats on meaning.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will select, organize, or create multimodal content to complement and extend meaning for a selected topic.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will utilize multimedia to clarify information and strengthen claims or evidence.

(k)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 8. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 8:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will determine the intended purposes of techniques used for rhetorical effects in written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to generate and answer interpretive and applied questions to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will analyze the impact of selected media and formats on meaning.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will select, organize, or create multimodal content that encompasses different points of view.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will utilize multimedia to clarify information and emphasize salient points.

(l)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 9 - English I. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 9 - English I:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of techniques used in a variety of written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts with a focus on persuasion and argument to generate and answer literal, interpretive, and applied questions to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will analyze the impact of selected media and formats on meaning.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will create a variety of multimodal content to engage specific audiences.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will create engaging visual and/or multimedia presentations, using a variety of media forms to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence for diverse audiences.

(m)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 10 - English II. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 10 - English II:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will analyze techniques used to achieve the intended rhetorical purposes in written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to generate and answer interpretive and applied questions to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will analyze the impact of selected media and formats on meaning.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will critique the sources of multimodal content.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will create visual and/or multimedia presentations using a variety of media forms to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence for diverse audiences.

(n)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 11 - English III. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 11 - English III:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will analyze and evaluate the various techniques used to construct arguments in written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts, to generate and answer applied questions, and to create new understandings.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will analyze the impact of selected media and formats on meaning.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will design and develop multimodal content for a variety of purposes.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will construct engaging visual and/or multimedia presentations using a variety of media forms to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence for diverse audiences.

(o)   Standard Seven objectives for Grade 12 - English IV. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 12 - English IV:

(1)   Reading. Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will analyze and evaluate written, oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts in order to draw conclusions and defend arguments.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will analyze the impact of selected media and formats on meaning.

(2)   Writing. Students will create multimodal texts to communicate knowledge and develop arguments.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will create multimodal content to communicate knowledge and defend arguments.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will construct engaging visual and/or multimedia presentations using a variety of media forms to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence for diverse audiences.

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