EALR: 1. The student uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding.

Component 1:1
Focuses attention.

1. Demonstrates appropriate attention for particular circumstances and contexts.
2. Analyzes and reflects on ideas while listening in a variety of situations.

Component 1:2
Listens and observes to gain and interpret information.

1. Interprets and draws inferences from verbal and non-verbal communication.
2. Draws inferences based on visual information and/or people's behaviors.
3. Explores different perspectives on complex issues through viewing a range of visual presentations.
4. Listens for, identifies, and explains information vs. persuasion, inferences, emotive rhetoric vs. reasoned arguments
5. Utilizes a variety of effective listening strategies.

Component 1:3
Checks for understanding by asking questions and paraphrasing.

1. Asks questions to interpret and evaluate oral and visual contexts based on information from a variety of sources.
2. Paraphrases to expand and refine understanding.
3. Makes judgments and inferences.
4. Asks questions to refine and verify hypotheses.

EALR: 2. The student communicates ideas clearly and effectively.

Component 2:1
Communicates clearly to a range of audiences for different purposes.

1. Makes well-chosen and varied connections between own purposes and audience interests and needs.
2. Communicates effectively with different audiences.
3. Communicates for a broad range of purposes, i.e., to reflect, to make inferences, to interview, and to influence.
4. Identifies and uses different forms of oral presentation.

Component 2:2
Develops content and ideas.

1. Uses a variety of content to convey messages to chosen audiences.
2. Accesses and uses a variety of primary and secondary sources.
3. Creates a comprehensive and organized presentation with clear sequencing of ideas and transitions.
4. Makes well-reasoned, insightful presentations supported by related details.

Component 2:3
Uses effective delivery.

1. Varies tone, pitch, and pace of speech to create effect and to aid communication.
2. Projects voice.
3. Uses logic, arguments, or appeals to persuade.
4. Uses good posture and eye contact.
5. Uses appropriate facial expression, body movement, and gestures to convey tone and mood appropriate to the audience.

Component 2:4
Uses effective language and style.

1. Speaks using standard grammar.
2. Uses a variety of sentence structures.
3. Uses interesting language well suited to the topic and audience.
4. Develops effective voice for the audience and purpose.

Component 2:5
Effectively uses action, sound, and/or images to support presentations.

1. Communicates messages through oral, artistic, graphic, and/or multimedia presentations.
2. Demonstrates sophisticated use of available technology to present ideas and concepts.

EALR: 3. The student uses communication strategies and skills to work effectively with others.

Component 3:1
Uses language to interact effectively and responsibly with others.

1. Uses language to influence others, i.e., to persuade, to convince, to correct, or to disagree.
2. Uses appropriate humor, slang, idioms, and conversational styles with peers and adults.
3. Uses accurate and equitable language.
4. Shows awareness of cultural premises, assumptions, and world views to communicate cross-culturally.

Component 3:2
Works cooperatively as a member of a group.

1. Participates in a group to write, to work toward consensus, to propose solutions, or to achieve results.
2. Makes individual contributions to the group and extends the contributions of others.
3. Encourages group members to offer ideas and points of view.

Component 3:3
Seeks agreement and solution through discussion.

1. Respects that a solution may require honoring others points of view.
2. Analyzes group interactions to anticipate consequences.
3. Accepts accountability for group results.
4. Advocates, implements, and evaluates a plan.
5. Influences by encouraging and supporting others to act independently.

EALR: 4. The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of formal and informal communication.

Component 4:1
Assesses own strengths and needs for improvement.

1. Defends choices to deviate from established criteria.
2. Uses one's own and established criteria to improve presentations.
3. Assesses own strengths and weaknesses as a presenter.

Component 4:2
Seeks and offers feedback.

1. Independently offers specific feedback on others' presentations with regard to content, design, delivery, word choice, and conventions.
2. Seeks, evaluates, accepts, and applies feedback.

Component 4:3
Analyzes mass communication.

1. Identifies and evaluates complex techniques used in mass communication, such as generalization, appeal to popularity, and appeal to emotion.
2. Analyzes and explains the effectiveness of methods used in mass communication.
3. Analyzes and interprets the influence of media sources.

Component 4:4
Analyzes how communication is used in career settings.

1. Determines effective communication techniques for an occupational/career field of interest.