SL.8.5
Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
Cluster SL.8.BPresentation of Knowledge and Ideas
How this standard develops across Grades 6–8
The ELA strands share anchor standards, so the same skill appears at each grade with rising demand. Here is the full arc.
- SL.6.5Grade 6: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
- SL.7.5Grade 7: Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
- SL.8.5Grade 8: Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 8 English Language Arts scope and sequence teaches SL.8.5 in Unit 8: Speaking, Listening and Language Study, weeks 29–32.
Collegial discussion and formal presentation; verbals, voice, and mood; punctuation for effect. Conventions taught here are reinforced all year. See the full pacing guide →
Teaching Kits for this standard
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