Content Standard: C. Language and Images
Students will demonstrate an understanding of how words and images communicate.
Common Assessment(s):

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
1. Form conclusions regarding formal, informal, and other varieties of language use, based upon experience.	Students will be able to evaluate the differences between formal and informal speech including slang, jargon, and dialect.			.	.	slang jargon dialect formal informal
2. Understand factors that commonly affect language change and use.	Students will be able to evaluate how culture, setting, and time affect language use.			.	.	background perspective
3. Consult pertinent information sources on language use (e.g., a dictionary, a thesaurus, a handbook on style).	Students will use appropriate information sources for language.			.	.	dictionary thesaurus handbook
4. Use knowledge of the fundamental parts of speech when writing and speaking.	Students will be able to speak and write appropriately using the following parts of speech: nouns verbs verb tense adjectives adverbs prepositions conjunctions interjections pronouns pronoun/antecedent agreement			.	.	nouns pronouns verbs adjectives adverbs prepositions conjunctions pronouns interjections subject predicate compound complex
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of propaganda.	Students will be able to identify examples of propaganda.			.	.	yellow journalism bandwagon faulty cause/effect