ARM 10.54.3893. NEARING PROFICIENCY MEDIA LITERACY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE END OF GRADE 8

(1) An eighth-grade student at the nearing proficiency level of media literacy demonstrates partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency in media literacy. He/she: (a) recognizes, but incompletely analyzes how media content is influenced by media form; (b) sometimes applies appropriate skills and strategies to produce media messages; (c) describes historical and cultural differences in media, and sometimes selects appropriate media for a task or topic; and (d) shows a limited understanding of the points of view, consequences, and influences of media.