CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.5
The Standard
Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Speaking and Listening Standards
What This Standard Means
Students need to add visuals, audio, video, charts, or slides to a presentation for a clear reason. The media should help the audience understand the claim, evidence, or main point. It should not just decorate the presentation.
Mastery looks like a student choosing one or two strong visuals and explaining them smoothly while speaking. The audience can see how the media supports the argument or findings. Students often get stuck by adding too much text, reading slides word for word, using random images, or choosing a video that takes over the presentation.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students a printed speech and have them choose one chart, one image, and one slide title that would make the message clearer.
- Ask students to write: Which visual would best support your strongest claim, and why would it help the audience understand?
- Show a sample slide and ask students to circle one helpful feature and cross out one distracting feature.
- Have students compare a weather forecast, news graphic, or sports stat graphic to how they could present evidence in class.
Plan a Lesson for CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.5
Generate a complete lesson plan aligned to this standard, with objectives, activities, and materials. Free, no account needed.
Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.5
Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.5
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.5
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.5
Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.