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(1) A graduating 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) sometimes evaluates and compares how different media messages are constructed;

(b) creates, but seldom evaluates or modifies the technical and aesthetic aspects of media messages for different audiences and purposes;

(c) incompletely analyzes and evaluates the appropriateness and influences of various media; and

(d) is sometimes accountable in the ethical use of media, and sometimes evaluates media's content, influences, and impact.