ARM 10.54.3894. NOVICE MEDIA LITERACY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE END OF GRADE 8

(1) An eighth-grade student at the novice level of media literacy is beginning to attain the prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental at each benchmark in media literacy. He/she: (a) recognizes how media content is influenced by media form; (b) applies, with assistance, a limited range of skills and strategies to produce media messages; (c) describes, with assistance, historical and cultural differences in media but has difficulty selecting appropriate media for a task or topic; and (d) lacks coherent understanding of the points of view, consequences, and influences of media.