Virginia SOL 11.C.3.A
The Standard
Create, publish, and deliver multimodal presentations and pieces aimed at a variety of audiences and with different purposes, incorporating spoken or written components.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Integrating Multimodal Literacies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students combine words, images, audio, video, or live delivery to communicate one clear message. They adjust evidence, tone, design, and format for a named audience and goal. They share the finished work in an appropriate public or classroom setting.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student selects media because each element adds meaning. The final product uses readable design, credible evidence, and a tone suited to its audience. The student publishes or presents it smoothly and explains the choices made.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may add images, music, or animation only for decoration. They may use the same tone and evidence for every audience. Some read slides word for word instead of using media to support their delivery.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to create one slide and a 45-second pitch requesting a new student resource from the school board. Require one image, one data point, and an explanation of one design choice.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Students turn a short editorial into a 60-second video using a storyboard, voice-over, captions, and three purposeful images.
Compare two ads for the same product, then write which design and language choices fit each intended audience.
Play audience switch: teams revise one slide for teenagers, parents, or local officials, then classmates guess the assigned audience.
Create and publish a digital public service announcement about a school issue for the morning news or class website.
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