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(1) An eighth-grade student at the novice level of media literacy is beginning to attain the prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental at each benchmark in media literacy. � He/she:

(a) recognizes how media content is influenced by media form;

(b) applies, with assistance, a limited range of skills and strategies to produce media messages;

(c) describes, with assistance, historical and cultural differences in media but has difficulty selecting appropriate media for a task or topic; and

(d) lacks coherent understanding of the points of view, consequences, and influences of media.