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(1) An eighth-grade student at the nearing proficiency level of media literacy demonstrates partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency in media literacy. � He/she:

(a) recognizes, but incompletely analyzes how media content is influenced by media form;

(b) sometimes applies appropriate skills and strategies to produce media messages;

(c) describes historical and cultural differences in media, and sometimes selects appropriate media for a task or topic; and

(d) shows a limited understanding of the points of view, consequences, and influences of media.