Standards

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22 Interpretation
    (A)  describe how choice of style, elements, and media help to represent or extend meanings 
    (B)  interpret events and ideas using maps, charts, graphics, video segments, or technology presentations
    (C)  use media to compare ideas and points of view 
23 Analysis  
    (A)  interpret and evaluate the various ways illustrators, documentary filmmakers, and political cartoonists represent meanings (6-8);
    (B)  compare and contrast print, visual, and electronic media (4-8);
    (C)  evaluate the purposes and effects of varying media
    (D)  evaluate how different media forms influence and inform 

8 Variety of Texts
    (A)  read classic and contemporary works
    (B)  choose varied texts (plays, anthologies, novels, textbooks, poetry, newspapers, manuals, etc.)
    (C)  read for varied purposes (to be informed, to be entertained, to appreciate writer's craft, and to find inspiration for own writing)
    (D)  read to take action (to complete forms, make informed recommendations, and write a response, etc.)
14 Culture  
    (A)  compare text events with his/her own and other readers' experiences
    (B)  determine distinctive and common characteristics of cultures through wide reading
    (C)  articulate and discuss themes and connections that cross cultures