English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 8

ELA21.8.12

Interpret and evaluate language through active listening to determine subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility of digital sources.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Active listening skills.
  • Digital sources have various subjects, appropriate occasions, intended audiences, purposes, and tones.
  • A credible source is free from bias and supported with relevant evidence.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Listen and interpret various attributes of a digital source, including its subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and overall credibility.
  • Evaluate language through active listening.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Actively listening can help interpret and evaluate important aspects of a digital source, including its credibility, intended audience, and overall subject, occasion, purpose, and tone.

Vocabulary

  • Active listening
  • Credibility
  • Subject
  • Occasion
  • Audience
  • Purpose
  • Tone
  • Digital sources
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