(1) The benchmark for communication arts media literacy content standard 4 for a student at the end of grade 8 is the ability to:

(a) interpret and differentiate how techniques and technologies impact media messages;

(b) analyze the credibility of the sources of media messages;

(c) analyze the purpose and recognize the effects of fact, fiction, opinion, bias, and stereotypes in media messages on diverse groups of people, including Montana American Indians;

(d) apply appropriate norms, rules, laws, and etiquette in the use and creation of media messages;

(e) analyze the inherent consequences to self and others in the use and creation of media messages;

(f) create and analyze media messages for specific audiences and purposes; and

(g) identify how media messages embed values and influence individuals, cultures, and societies.