South Dakota ELA 8.SL.5

ELA8th GradeSpeaking & Listening

The Standard

Integrate relevant multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose a chart, image, audio clip, or short video that fits their point. They show or play it at the right moment and explain what it adds. They use media to help the audience follow the talk, not just to fill slides.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student points to a specific number on a graph and connects it to a claim. Their images and clips are easy to see or hear and add information the audience needs.
Common Misconceptions: Students may add decorative photos that do not support their point. Some show a graph without explaining its data. Others treat a dramatic video clip as proof of a claim it cannot support.
How to Assess It: Show two bars labeled school nights, 7 hours, and weekends, 9 hours. Ask students to give a 30-second talk that points to both bars and explains the difference.

Lesson moves

Give pairs cafeteria waste counts of 20 paper trays and 8 bottles; have them draw a bar chart and use it in a one-minute waste-reduction pitch.
Show a photo of a crowded hallway; ask, 'What claim can this photo support, and what should you say while showing it?'
For a claim about lunch waste, give groups four cards: tray count chart, pizza photo, mascot, and menu; have them choose and justify one.
Have students inspect a weather forecast map, then give a 45-second announcement that points to the map while explaining tomorrow's outdoor practice plan.

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