TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources
110.20.b.13
(13) Reading/Media Literacy. Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. Students are expected to:
- (A) evaluate the role of media in focusing attention on events and informing opinion on issues;
- (B) interpret how visual and sound techniques (e.g., special effects, camera angles, lighting, music) influence the message;
- (C) evaluate various techniques used to create a point of view in media and the impact on audience; and
- (D) assess the correct level of formality and tone for successful participation in various digital media.
Aligned Resources
Courses
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 17: Run for the Border
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 21: Madness in Mississippi
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 1: As American As… Lesson 18: The Shmoop on Mango Shmoop
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 36: Twister
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 1: As American As… Lesson 25: Rumblin' the Night Away
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 11: From Sea to Shining Sea
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 19: The Trail of Tears
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 3: Ye Olde USA Lesson 11: Spare Change for the World
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 37: Time to Wrap it Up
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 1: As American As… Lesson 23: Farmhouse Livin'
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 9: John Hearts Montana
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 15: A Year of Dust
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 16: The Original Rural Americans
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 20: Reservation Life
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 25: Definitely Not Equal
- Course: ELA 8: American Voices, Unit 2: Country Livin’: Points of View from America’s Rural Experiences Lesson 33: Shoot the Turkeys, Not the Tires