CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.5 - Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

 
Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers

Title: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.5 Include Multimedia Components (e.g., Graphics, Images, Music,... Speaking and Listening - 6th Grade English Language Arts Common Core State Standards

Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C.

Copyright Date: 2010

(Page last edited 10/08/2017)

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8. Principles of Organization - Scroll to middle of page to get to this section; four broad principles
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