{"id":14740,"date":"2014-12-25T11:50:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T16:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=14740"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:51","slug":"mcrel-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/mcrel-newspapers\/","title":{"rendered":"McREL: Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">Historical Understanding<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 2 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=3&amp;Standard=2\"><br \/>\nUnderstands the historical perspective<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 7-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=3&amp;Standard=2&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=6\">6. Knows different types of primary and secondary sources and the motives, interests, and bias expressed in them (e.g., eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries, artifacts, photos; magazine articles, newspaper accounts, hearsay)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">World History<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Era 8 &#8211; A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 40 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=6&amp;Standard=40\"><br \/>\nUnderstands the search for peace and stability throughout the world in the 1920s and 1930s<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level II Grade : 5-6<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=6&amp;Standard=40&amp;Level=2&amp;Benchmark=3\">3. Understands the emergence of a new mass and popular culture between 1900 and 1940 (e.g., how new modes of transportation affected world commerce, international migration, and work and leisure habits; how the new media &#8211; newspapers, magazines, commercial advertising, film, and radio &#8211; contributed to the rise of mass culture around the world; the new approaches to visual art represented by the works of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse; the types of leisure activity and sports people enjoyed; changes in clothing fashions for men and women, and how they reflected changes in social attitudes and values)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Language Arts<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Writing<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 3 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=3\"><br \/>\nUses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 6-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=3&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=10\">10. Uses conventions of capitalization in written compositions (e.g., titles [books, stories, poems, magazines, newspapers, songs, works of art], proper nouns [team names, companies, schools and institutions, departments of government, religions, school subjects], proper adjectives, nationalities, brand names of products)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 4 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=4\"><br \/>\nGathers and uses information for research purposes<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 6-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=4&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=4\">4. Uses a variety of resource materials to gather information for research topics (e.g., magazines, newspapers, dictionaries, schedules, journals, phone directories, globes, atlases, almanacs)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level IV Grade : 9-12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=4&amp;Level=4&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Uses a variety of print and electronic sources to gather information for research topics (e.g., news sources such as magazines, radio, television, newspapers; government publications; microfiche; telephone information services; databases; field studies; speeches; technical documents; periodicals; Internet)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Listening and Speaking<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 8 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=8\"><br \/>\nUses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level IV Grade : 9-12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=8&amp;Level=4&amp;Benchmark=6\">6. Makes multimedia presentations using text, images, and sound (e.g., selects the appropriate medium, such as television broadcast, videos, web pages, films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMS, Internet, computer-media-generated images; edits and monitors for quality; organizes, writes, and designs media messages for specific purposes)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Viewing<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 9 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=9\"><br \/>\nUses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level I Grade : K-2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=9&amp;Level=1&amp;Benchmark=1\">1. Understands the main idea or message in visual media (e.g., pictures, cartoons, weather reports on television, newspaper photographs, visual narratives)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Media<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 10 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10\"><br \/>\nUnderstands the characteristics and components of the media<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level I Grade : K-2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=1&amp;Benchmark=1\">1. Knows the various types of media (e.g., newspapers, radio, television, billboards)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=1&amp;Benchmark=3\">3. Understands that there are common conventions used in media (e.g., the layout of a newspaper, including headlines, photographs, and different sections; how theme music, sound effects, titles, and graphics represent the beginning and ending of a television program)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level II Grade : 3-5<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=2&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Understands similarities and differences among a variety of media (e.g., ways in which documentary films, the Internet, and the radio present similar information; similar categories, such as news and feature stories in magazines, tabloid newspapers, and on television; literary elements in film and written stories)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=2&amp;Benchmark=4\">4. Understands that media messages and products are composed of a series of separate elements (e.g., shots in movies, sections of a newspaper)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 6-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=3\">3. Understands how the type of media affects coverage of events or issues (e.g., how the same event is covered by the radio, television, and newspapers; how each medium shapes facts into a particular point of view; how limitations and advantages of various media affect coverage of events)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=4\">4. Understands various elements that recur across media (e.g., common features found in print and broadcast advertising; the layout of magazines and newspapers, including headlines, photographs, regular columns, feature articles, and editorials)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=6\">6. Understands the ways in which image-makers carefully construct meaning (e.g., idea and word choice by authors, images created by photographers, television programs created by groups of people, photos or cutlines chosen in newspapers)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level IV Grade : 9-12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=7&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=4&amp;Benchmark=7\">7. Understand different aspects of advertising in media (e.g., advertising intertwined with media content, such as advertising copy presented in the form of news stories or the close association of feature articles with surrounding advertisements; the influence of advertising on virtually every aspect of the media, such as the structure of newspapers; advertisers as a pressure group; sponsorship as a form of advertising; ambience in media that is sympathetic to advertising, such as lifestyles portrayed on television)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Geography<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The World in Spatial Terms<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 2 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=8&amp;Standard=2\"><br \/>\nKnows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment <\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level IV Grade : 9-12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=8&amp;Standard=2&amp;Level=4&amp;Benchmark=3\">3. Knows the ways in which mental maps influence human decisions about location, settlement and public policy (e.g., locating houses in areas with scenic views; decisions to migrate based on newspaper and magazine advertisements, or television programs and movies)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Places and Regions<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 5 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=8&amp;Standard=5\"><br \/>\nUnderstands the concept of regions <\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 6-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=8&amp;Standard=5&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=3\">3. Knows types of regions such as formal regions (e.g., school districts, circuit-court districts, states of the United States), functional regions (e.g., the marketing area of a local newspaper, the &#8220;fanshed&#8221; of a professional sports team), and perceptual regions (e.g., the Bible Belt in the United States, the Riviera in southern France, the Great American Desert)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Human Systems<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 10 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=8&amp;Standard=10\"><br \/>\nUnderstands the nature and complexity of Earth&#8217;s cultural mosaics <\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 6-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=8&amp;Standard=10&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Knows ways in which communities reflect the cultural background of their inhabitants (e.g., distinctive building styles, billboards in Spanish, foreign-language advertisements in newspapers)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Civics<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">How Does the Government Established by the Constitution Embody the Purposes, Values, and Principles of American Democracy?<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 19 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=14&amp;Standard=19\"><br \/>\nUnderstands what is meant by &#8220;the public agenda,&#8221; how it is set, and how it is influenced by public opinion and the media<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 6-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=14&amp;Standard=19&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Knows how the public agenda is shaped by political leaders, interest groups, and state and federal courts; and understands how individual citizens can help shape the public agenda (e.g., by joining interest groups or political parties, making presentations at public meetings, writing letters to government officials and to newspapers)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Foreign Language<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 1 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=1\"><br \/>\nUses the target language to engage in conversations, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions and information<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level IV Grade : 9-12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=1&amp;Level=4&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Uses appropriate vocabulary to exchange information about national and international topics (e.g., information from newspaper or magazine articles; programs on television, radio, or video)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 2 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=2\"><br \/>\nUnderstands and interprets written and spoken language on diverse topics from diverse media<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level II Grade : K-4<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=2&amp;Level=2&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Understands the main ideas in ability-appropriate, highly illustrated texts that use many words that are similar to those in one&#8217;s native language (e.g., stories, newspaper articles, advertisements)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level III Grade : 5-8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=2&amp;Level=3&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Understands the content of ability-appropriate primary sources on familiar topics (e.g., personal letters, pamphlets, illustrated newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements)<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level IV Grade : 9-12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=2&amp;Level=4&amp;Benchmark=2\">2. Understands the main ideas and significant details of expository texts (e.g., full length feature articles in newspapers and magazines) on topics of current and historical importance to members of the target culture<\/a><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standard 3 <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputForStandardSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=3\"><br \/>\nPresents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Level IV Grade : 9-12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Program%20Files\/Microsoft%20FrontPage\/temp\/outputSQL.asp?Subject=16&amp;Standard=3&amp;Level=4&amp;Benchmark=3\">3. 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