TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.50. Contemporary Media (One Credit).

(1) Students enrolled in Contemporary Media will understand how media influence tastes, behavior, purchasing, and voting decisions. Students who are media literate understand television, radio, film, and other visual images and auditory messages.

(2) For high school students whose first language is not English, the students' native language serves as a foundation for English language acquisition and language learning.

(3) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.

(4) The essential knowledge and skills as well as the student expectations for Contemporary Media, an elective course, are described in subsection (b) of this section.