LAFS.8.SL.1.3Archived Standard

Task Demand

Evaluate one or more advantage and/or disadvantage of using different media to present a topic or idea.

Sample Response Mechanisms

Selectable Hot Text

• Requires the student to select an evaluation of the advantages or disadvantages of using the different media and then to select words or phrases from the text to support the evaluation selected.
• Requires the student to select an evaluation of the advantages of using the different media and then to select an evaluation of the disadvantages.

Task Demand

Evaluate one or more advantage and/or disadvantage of using different media to present a topic or idea.

Sample Response Mechanisms

EBSR

• Requires the student to select an evaluation of the advantages or disadvantages of using the different media and then to select words or phrases from the text to support the evaluation selected. 

Drag-and-Drop Hot Text

• Requires the student to distinguish between advantages and disadvantages of using different media in table or chart. 

GRID

• Requires the student to distinguish between advantages and disadvantages of using different media in a Venn diagram. 

Table Match

• Requires the student to complete a table by evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of using different media to present a specific topic or idea.

Task Demand

Analyze the purpose of presenting the information in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.

Sample Response Mechanisms

Selectable Hot Text

• Requires the student to select a correct analysis of the purpose of presenting the information in a particular media format and then to select details to support the analysis.
• Requires the student to select a correct evaluation of the motives behind the decision to present the information in a particular format and then to select details that support the evaluation.
• Requires the student to select a correct analysis of the purpose of presenting information in a particular format and then to select the motivation for its presentation. 

EBSR

• Requires the student to select a correct analysis of the purpose of presenting the information in a particular media format and then to select details to support the analysis.
• Requires the student to select a correct evaluation of the motives behind the decision to present the information in a particular format and then to select details that support the evaluation.

Task Demand

Analyze the purpose of presenting the information in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.

Sample Response Mechanisms

Multiple Choice

• Requires the student to select an analysis of the purpose of presenting the information in a particular medium or format.
• Requires the student to select an evaluation of the motives behind the presentation decision.

Table Match

• Requires the student to complete a table by evaluating the purposes and motives behind using different media to present a specific topic or idea.

Task Demand

Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning, relevance, and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Sample Response Mechanisms

Selectable Hot Text

• Requires the student to identify where irrelevant evidence is introduced.
• Requires the student to identify a speaker’s argument and then select specific claims that support the argument. 

EBSR

• Requires the student to identify a speaker’s argument and then select specific claims that support the argument. 

Multiple Choice

• Requires the student to identify a speaker’s argument.
• Requires the student to select a claim that supports the speaker’s argument.
• Requires the student to evaluate the soundness of the reasoning, relevance, or sufficiency of the evidence.
• Requires the student to identify when irrelevant evidence is introduced. 

Table Match

• Requires the student to complete a table by matching specific claims within a speaker’s argument to relevant evidence.