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Multimedia elements in texts

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EnglishReading Comprehension|Ages 10—11|ID: mt_xsk3iuNVVI

Analyse how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text such as graphic novels, multimedia presentations, or illustrated editions of fiction and poetry

Mastery Evidence

  • Explain how illustrations in a graphic novel convey emotion or advance the story
  • Analyse how visual elements such as colour and layout affect the tone of a multimedia text
  • Compare how the same scene is portrayed in text versus in visual or audio format

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] reads a graphic novel or illustrated book, can they explain how the pictures and layout — not just the words — help tell the story or create a particular mood?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

RL.5.7Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RL.5.7

Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

English Language Arts

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