(a) Introduction.
(1) Students enrolled in Contemporary Media will understand how media influence tastes, behavior, purchasing, and voting decisions. Students who are media literate understand television, radio, film, and other visual images and auditory messages.
(2) For high school students whose first language is not English, the students' native language serves as a foundation for English language acquisition and language learning.
(3) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(4) The essential knowledge and skills as well as the student expectations for Contemporary Media, an elective course, are described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student identifies the history and evolution of media used for mass communication. The student is expected to:
(2) The student recognizes the types and functions of mass media. The student is expected to:
(3) The student identifies and analyzes regulations that govern media. The student is expected to:
(4) The student analyzes the influence of media. The student is expected to:
(5) The student analyzes, creates, and evaluates visual and auditory messages. The student is expected to:
Source Note: The provisions of this §110.50 adopted to be effective September 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 7549; amended to be effective August 22, 2011, 35 TexReg 3261