CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.5

ELAGrades K–12Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

The Standard

Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose images, charts, audio, video, or slides that support what they say. They connect each choice to a clear point instead of using media as decoration.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students select clear media that directly supports a main point. They refer to it during the presentation and explain the information it adds.
Common Misconceptions: Students may add images because they look interesting, even when they do not support the message. They may crowd slides with text, use unreadable charts, or play media without explaining it.
How to Assess It: Have students give a one-minute explanation using one visual. Ask them to state what the visual helps the audience understand.

Lesson moves

Give students a short fact sheet and have them create one labeled chart or image for a two-minute presentation.
Ask students to compare two slides and write which one better supports the speaker's point and why.
Play Visual Match by having teams pair presentation claims with the most useful image, graph, map, audio clip, or video.
Have students design one slide for a school announcement, using a visual that helps classmates understand the message quickly.

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