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Language Arts
4.3 analyze mass communication
BENCHMARK 1-GRADE 4
identify various forms of mass communication such as magazines, television, newspapers, and the internet;
identify messages in simple advertisements; identify fact, opinion, and assumptions in mass communication; understand that all media is produced from a point of view and with a set of assumption
BENCHMARK 2-GRADE 7
identify and evaluate techniques used in mass communication such as name calling, celebrity appeal, and identification with the audience; identify and explain the uses and impact of fact, opinion, bias, etc. in mass communication; identify the accuracy, point of view, and assumptions of media
BENCHMARK 3-GRADE 10
identify and evaluate complex techniques used in mass communications such as generalization, appeal to popularity, and appeal to emotion;analyze and explain the effectiveness of methods used in mass communication; analyze and interpret the influence of media sources
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Social Studies
CIVICS
4.3 explain how citizen participation influences public policy
BENCHMARK 3-GRADE TBA
evaluate the positive and negative consequences of public opinion and the media on public policy development
HISTORY
2.2 analyze historical information
BENCHMARK 3-GRADE TBA
separate fact from conjecture; discern bias; separate relevant from irrelevant information in persuasive materials; distinguish verifiable information
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Health/Prevention
3.2 gather and analyze health information
BENCHMARK 1-GRADE TBA
access reliable information about health products and services; identify messages about safe and unsafe behaviors such as tobacco or alcohol advertising
BENCHMARK 2-GRADE TBA
distinguish between safe and safe health care products;
identify ways people encourage healthy and unhealthy decisions plan how to resist unhealthy messages, and create healthy messages
BENCHMARK 3-
GRADE TBA
evaluate the accuracy and usefulness of health information for selection of products and services and avoidance of unsafe situations during play and work;
analyze the effect of media and technology on personal and community health policy and health promotion Component 3.2b
Content Specifications
Techniques that media use for persuasion (bandwagon, testimonial)
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