English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.26a

Explain how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the overall meaning and tone of a text.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • A creator chooses to include visual or multimedia elements in text to convey a particular tone and meaning.
  • Tone is the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Skills

  • Identify visual and multimedia elements in text.
  • Describe the overall meaning and tone of text.
  • Explain how the visual and multimedia elements impact the overall meaning and tone of the text.

Understanding

  • Visual and multimedia elements are added to text to enhance or clarify the overall meaning and create a tone.

Vocabulary

  • Visual elements
  • Multimedia elements
  • Overall meaning
  • Tone
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